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

2009: Origin of Chess

ATU > 2000-2399: FORMULA TALES > 2000-2100: Cumulative Tales > 2009: Origin of Chess

Description

Inventor asks one wheat-grain for the first square, two for the second, four for the third, eight for the fourth, etc. The king cannot pay. [Z21.1].

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
De útfinder fan it skaakspul 2009 Netherlands 1973 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De útfinder fan it skaakspul 2009 Netherlands 1973 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Een fabel 2009 Netherlands 2020 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Een fabel 2009 Netherlands 2020 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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