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

1693: The Literal Fool - the Burning of Lanka

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1675-1724: The Stupid Man > 1693: The Literal Fool - the Burning of Lanka

Description

Pots broken; fire set. A fool (or trickster) follows instructions literally and disastrously. He is taken before a judge or rajah, but is freed. (a) An oil seller tells a fool (or a trickster), who has spilled a little oil, that spilt oil brings good…

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
I Know What I Have Learned	1693	English	Andrew Lang	Denmark	1897

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Letter to the Almighty	1693	Israeli			Internet Archive

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