Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
20: Animals Eat One Another Up
ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 1-99: Wild Animals > 1-69: The Clever Fox (Other Animal) > 20: Animals Eat One Another Up
Description
See also: 231*
Variants
20A. The Animals are Caught in a Pit
20B. An Old Man is Caught in a Trap and Dies
20C. The End of the World
Examples
show original versions • show all versions including translations • show English versions| Text title | ATU | Language | Author | Origin | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Høna som skulle til Dovre forat ikke allverden skulle forgå | 20C | Norwegian | Asbjørnsen & Moe | Norway | 1841 |
| Звери в яме | 20A | Russian | Александр Афанасьев | Russia | 1855 |
| Лиса-исповедница | 20D | Russian | Александр Афанасьев | Russia | 1855 |
| The Cock and Hen That Went to the Dovrefell | 20C | English | George Dasent | Norway | 1912 |
| The Six Hungry Beasts | 20A | English | Andrew Lang | Finland | 1903 |
External Examples
| Story | ATU | Origin | Author | Year | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beasts in a Pit | 20A | Russian | Internet Archive | |||
| Chick-Licken | 20C | British | Internet Archive | |||
| Cickie Birdie | 20C | British | Internet Archive | |||
| Fox Confessor | 20D* | Russian | Internet Archive | |||
| Fox Confessor | 20D* | Russian | Internet Archive | |||
| Hen and her Fellow-travellers | 20C | British | Internet Archive | |||
| Henny Penny | 20C | British | Internet Archive | |||
| Lion in the Well | 20A | African-American | Internet Archive | |||
| Nun Vixen | 20D* | Greek | Internet Archive | |||
| The Cock and Hen that went to the Dovrefell | 20C | Norse | Internet Archive | |||
| The Cock and Hen that went to the Dovrefell | 20C | Norse | Internet Archive |