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

1620: The conversation of the one-eyed man and the hunchback

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1620: The conversation of the one-eyed man and the hunchback

Description

An impostor pretends to make clothes for the king and says that they are visible only to those of legitimate birth. The king and courtiers are all afraid to admit that they cannot see the clothes. Finally a child seeing the naked king reveals the…

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
De nieuwe kleren van de keizer	1620	Dutch	_	Denmark	_
Des Kaisers neue Kleider	1620	German	_	Denmark	_
I vestiti nuovi dell'imperatore	1620	Italian	_	Denmark	_
Kejserens nye klæder	1620	Danish	H.C. Andersen	Denmark	1835
Los vestidos nuevos del emperador	1620	Spanish	_	Denmark	_
The emperor's new suit	1620	English	H. P. Paull	Denmark	1872
Les habits neufs de l'empereur	1620	French	_	Denmark	_

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
De keizer syn nije klean	1620	Netherlands	1973	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De kleren van de keizer	1620	Netherlands	2011	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De Nieuwe Kleren van de Keizer	1620	Netherlands	2009	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De nieuwe kleren van de keizer	1620	Netherlands	1837	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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