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

1600: The fool as murderer

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1600: The fool as murderer

Description

The brothers put a he-goat in place of the body and thus save their brother. [H472.1, K661.1]. Cf. Type 1381B, C, E.

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Silly Jack and the Factor 1600 British Internet Archive

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