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

1890: The lucky shot

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1875-1999: Tall Tales > 1890: The lucky shot

Description

Discharge of gun kills the heath-cock, which falls on the sprouts on the tree, which kills the bear, etc. [X1124.3].

Variants

1890A. Shot Splits Tree Limb

Bird's feet caught in the crack, and other lucky accidents bring much game. [X1124.3.1].

1890D. Ramrod shot plus series of lucky accidents

No examples in our database yet

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Without Title 1890 Netherlands 2006 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Without Title 1890 Netherlands 2009 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Amassa Abbey's Circular Gun 1890F US New England Internet Archive
Sir Gammer Vans 1890 English Internet Archive

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