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

163: The singing wolf

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 150-199: Wild Animals and Humans > 163: The singing wolf

Description

By his singing the wolf compels the old man to surrender his cattle, his children and grandchildren, and finally his wife. The old woman goes into the wolf's service. She returns home bringing butter, etc. [Z33.4.2].

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Wolf	163	Russian			Internet Archive

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