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

2015: The goat that would not go home

ATU > 2000-2399: FORMULA TALES > 2000-2100: Cumulative Tales > 2015: The goat that would not go home

Description

One animal after another tries in vain to persuade the goat to go home. Finally a wolf (bee) bites him and drives him home. [Z39.1]. Variants: a hog, wolf, cat or the like [Z39.1]. Often mixed with Type 2030. Cf. Type 212.

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Hårslå, som aldri ville hjem gå	2015,2030	Norwegian	Asbjørnsen & Moe	Norway	1841

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Ram in the Chile Patch	2015	Mexican			Internet Archive
Skinned Goat	2015	German			Internet Archive

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