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

1592: The Iron-eating Mice

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1592: The Iron-eating Mice

Description

The trustee claims that mice have eaten the iron scales confided to him. The host abducts the trustee's son and says that a falcon has carried him off. [J1531.2].

Variants

1592A. The Transformed Golden Pumpkin

The borrower of golden pumpkin returns a brass pumpkin and claims that the gold has turned to brass. The lender takes the borrower's son and returns with an ape. He claims that the boy has turned into an ape. [J1531.1].

1592B. The Pot that Died

A borrower returns a pot along with a small one saying that the pot has had a young one. The pots are accepted. He borrows the pot a second time and keeps it. He sends word that the pot has died. [J1531.3].

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
De soeppan	1592B	Netherlands		1998	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Djuha Borrows a Pot	1592B	Arab			Internet Archive

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