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

1707: The Noseless Man

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1675-1724: The Stupid Man > 1707: The Noseless Man

Description

A man who has lost his nose persuades others that they, too, can see God if they will cut their noses off. They do so, whereupon he scoffs at them. [J758.1.1]. Cf. Types 64, 1203.

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