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

178: The Faithful Animal Rashly Killed

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 150-199: Wild Animals and Humans > 178: The Faithful Animal Rashly Killed

Description

See AT 0178A and AT 0178B.

Variants

178A. The Brahmin and the Mongoose

Dog has saved child from serpent. Father sees bloody mouth, thinks the dog has eaten the child, and kills the dog. [B331.2]. (Sometimes told of mongoose).

178B. The faithful dog as security for a debt

A poor man leaves his dog with a wealthy man as security for a large loan. The dog shows the wealthy man where thieves have hidden goods stolen from him and drives off thieves when they come to ransack the house. The grateful wealthy man sends theā€¦

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
De trouwe herdershond 178A Netherlands 2001 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De trouwe hond 178A Netherlands 1992 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Die hystorie van die seuen wijse mannen van romen 178A Netherlands 1479 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Hondetrouw 178A Netherlands 1981 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
It is net altyd sa't it liket 178A Netherlands 1975 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
It lean 178A Netherlands 1933 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
It lean 178A Netherlands 1976 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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