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

1790: The Parson and Sexton Steal a Cow

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1725-1849: Jokes about Clergymen and Religious Figures > 1775-1799: Clergyman and Sexton > 1790: The Parson and Sexton Steal a Cow

Description

Dispute over the booty. Summoned to court. In return for the cow and money, the sexton agrees to get them free. Tells the whole story. Then says, »Just then I waked up» [J1155]. They are freed. Cf. Type 1364.

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