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

1739: The parson and the calf

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1725-1849: Jokes about Clergymen and Religious Figures > 1725-1774: The Clergyman is Tricked > 1739: The parson and the calf

Description

A sick parson is made to believe that he will bear a calf. In having his urine examined by a doctor, a cow's is substituted by mistake. (Or he dreams that he has borne a calf.) When a calf comes into the house he thinks that he has borne it.…

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Clever Gretel	1739	German		Internet Archive
Gown in the Bathhouse	1739	Arab		Internet Archive
Guest Who Ran Away	1739	Arab		Internet Archive
Man That Had a Baby	1739	US Ozarks		Internet Archive
Sa brún as in bij	1739	Netherlands	1971	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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