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

1655: The profitable exchange

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1640-1674: Lucky Accidents > 1655: The profitable exchange

Description

The eaten grain and the cock as damages. Cf. Type 170. I. Profitable Exchanges. (a) The hero has only a grain of corn; this is eaten by a cock and he gets the cock as damages [K251.11]. (b) Likewise when the hog eats the cock, and (c) the ox eats theā€¦

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
All Change 1655 European Internet Archive
Een hymphamp-houvast 1655 Netherlands 1886 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
It Started with a Thorn 1655 Armenian Internet Archive
Pedro Urdimale Makes Exchanges 1655 Chilean Internet Archive

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