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

1705: Talking Horse and Dog

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1675-1724: The Stupid Man > 1705: Talking Horse and Dog

Description

A person is frightened by animals successively replying to his remarks. Example: The man riding the horse and followed by the dog tells the horse to jump over a hole. Horse says, »I will not.» Man turns to dog and says, »Isn't that strange, a…

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Farmer and his Ox	1705	British	Internet Archive
Farmer and His Ox	1705	English	Internet Archive
Things That Talked	1705	African-American	Internet Archive

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