Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

1557: Box on the Ear Returned

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1557: Box on the Ear Returned

Description

At table each gives his neighbor a box on the ears. The soldier is to give it to the king, but he returns it to the courtier from whom he has received it. [K2376].

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Box About	1557	British			Internet Archive

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