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

1697: "We Three; For Money"

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1675-1724: The Stupid Man > 1697: "We Three; For Money"

Description

Three travelers in a foreign land know only three expressions in the foreign language. By the use of these they get themselves accused of murder. [C495.2.2] Cf. Type 360.

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Three Foreigners	1697	British		Internet Archive
Three Foreigners	1697	English		Internet Archive
Van de drie Poepen	1697	Netherlands	1900	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van drie Bovenlanders.	1697	Netherlands	1901	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
We killed him	1697	British		Internet Archive
We Ourselves	1697	Chilean		Internet Archive
We Three Hielanmen	1697	British		Internet Archive

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