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

2034: The Mouse Regains its Tail

ATU > 2000-2399: FORMULA TALES > 2000-2100: Cumulative Tales > 2034: The Mouse Regains its Tail

Description

The cat bites off the mouse's tail and will return it in exchange for milk. The mouse goes to the cow for milk, the farmer for hay, the butcher for meat, the baker for bread. Other persons mentioned are the locksmith and the miner. [Z41.4].

Variants

2034A. Mouse Bursts Open when Crossing a Stream

Series of helpers similar to Type 2034. [Z41.4.1].

2034A. Mouse Bursts Open when Crossing a Stream

Series of helpers similar to Type 2034. [Z41.4.1].

2034C. Lending and Repaying

Progressively Worse (or better) Bargain: Progressively Worse (or better) Bargain. Cf. Type 1415 [J2081.1, Z41.5].

2034C. Lending and Repaying

Progressively Worse (or better) Bargain: Progressively Worse (or better) Bargain. Cf. Type 1415 [J2081.1, Z41.5].

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
How Mushrooms First Grew2034CEnglishW. H. Barker & Cecilia SinclairGhana1917

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Cat and the Mouse 2034 British Internet Archive
Crow and the Sparrow 2034 Indian Internet Archive
How the Fox Got Back His Tail 2034 Arab Internet Archive
It Started with a Thorn 2034F Armenian Internet Archive
Parrots and the Carpenter's Scale 2034 Indian Internet Archive
Sparrow 2034F Egyptian Internet Archive
The Story of the Three Bears 2034F English Internet Archive
The Story of the Three Bears 2034F English Internet Archive

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