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

1833: Other anecdotes of sermons

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1725-1849: Jokes about Clergymen and Religious Figures > 1800-1849: Other Jokes about Religious Figures > 1833: Other anecdotes of sermons

Variants

1833B. "Where did the Father Stay?"

The parson: - »He stayed to hold the oxen.» [X435.2].

1833C. "Where Was Christ when he Was neither in Heaven nor on Earth?"

The parson: - »He was in the willow grove looking for a stick to beat those who ask foollsh questions». [X435.3]. (Variant: What does God do? Cf. Types 922, 1738A).

1833D. The Names of the Persons of the Holy Trinity

The priest's example: the three cows. »The Holy Ghost has just had a calf». [X435.4].

1833E. God died for you

Old woman: »Heavens, is the old man dead? We never get any news out here in the country.» (Variants: Christ, when there is a man in the village named Christ). [J1788.4].

1833F. The Same Old Story

Complaint that on Good Friday they are still telling the same story as years ago. Cf. Type 1826.

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Het Onze Vader	1833D	Netherlands	1913	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Parson and the Parrot	1833A	British		Internet Archive
Parson and the Parrot	1833A	English		Internet Archive
Philip Spencer	1833A	British		Internet Archive
What Did Paul Say?	1833A	African-American		Internet Archive

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