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

1920: Contest in lying

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1875-1999: Tall Tales > 1920: Contest in lying

Variants

1920B. "I Have not Time to Lie."

The one says, - and yet lies [X905.4]. The great catch of fish [X1150.1]. Cf. Type 1960C.

1920C. The Master and the Peasant: the Great Ox

The master brought to say »You lie» [X905.1]. - (The Hero Forces the Princess to Say »That is a Lie.» See Type 852.) - (Bargain Not to Become Angry. See Type 1000).

1920E. Greatest Liar Gets his Supper Free

Wager. Each lie is corroborated by a confederate, who poses as a newly arrived stranger. [K455.7]. Cf. Type 1526A.

1920F. He who Says "That's a Lie" Must Pay a Fine

Men wager that the first to say »That's a lie» will pay a fine. One tells a story showing that the second man owes him a sum of money equal to the agred on fine. Cf. Types 920C, 852.

1920G. The Great Bee and Small Beehive

Lie: the great bee. Liar says that in a certain place bees are as big as sheep. - And the beehives? - The same as ours. - How do the bees get in? (Various answers.) [X1282.1].

1920H. Buying Fire by Story-telling

Three Brothers go to an old man's camp for fire. The old man agrees to give them fire for a story. Two brothers cannot tell stories; the third does on the condition that the old man will not interrupt him. He tells tall tales; finally the old man…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Не любо — не слушай1920HRussianАлександр АфанасьевRussia1855
The Finest Liar In the World1920EnglishAndrew LangSerbia1901
Лаж за опкладу1920SerbianВук Стефановић КараџићSerbia1853
Die Lüge und die Wette1920GermanWilhelmine KaradschitschSerbia1854

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Art Church Tells a Lie 1920B United States Internet Archive
Big Cabbage 1920A African-American Internet Archive
Captain Benson Hears the Mouse on the Weather-Cock 1920E* US New England Internet Archive
Chilean Swindlers 1920A Chilean Internet Archive
Chilean Swindlers 1920E Chilean Internet Archive
Cole-wort 1920 British Internet Archive
Doctor Fell's Dog 1920F* British Internet Archive
Four Fellows and their Three Dogs 1920 British Internet Archive
Great Lie 1920 Israeli Internet Archive
Helping to Lie 1920D German Internet Archive
If you don't like it, don't listen 1920H Russian Internet Archive
Long-Bow Story 1920 Indian Internet Archive
Man who Bounced 1920 British Internet Archive
Man Who Bounced 1920 English Internet Archive
Mark Twain in the Fens 1920 British Internet Archive
Mark Twain in the Fens 1920A English Internet Archive
Prize for Lying 1920 British Internet Archive
Rival Liars 1920 Greek Internet Archive
Seminole Medicine 1920 US Ozarks Internet Archive
Tall Tale of the Merchant's Son 1920 Israeli Internet Archive
Three Turnips 1920 British Internet Archive
Too Busy to Lie 1920B United States Internet Archive
Village of Lies 1920 Greek Internet Archive
Village of Lies 1920D* Greek Internet Archive
Weddenskip yn 't ligen 1920 Netherlands 1973 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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