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

1558: Welcome to the Clothes

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1558: Welcome to the Clothes

Description

A man at a banquet is neglected because of his poor clothes. He changes clothes, returns, and is honored. »Feed my clothes,» he says, »for it is they that are welcomed.» [J1561.3].

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Djuha's Sleeve	1558	Arab		Internet Archive
Eat Your Fill, My Fine Clothes	1558	Italian		Internet Archive
Het diner	1558	Netherlands	1998	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Snaacks bedrijf van een Schilder.	1558	Netherlands	1659	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Story of a Brother and a Sister	1558	Indian		Internet Archive
Uglier Foot	1558	Irish		Internet Archive

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