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

2035: This Is the House That Jack Built

ATU > 2000-2399: FORMULA TALES > 2000-2100: Cumulative Tales > 2035: This Is the House That Jack Built

Description

Final formula: This is the farmer that sowed the corn that fed the cock that crowed in the morn, that waked the priest all shaven and shorn, that married the man all tattered and torn, that kissed the maiden all forlorn, that milked the cow with a…

Variants

2035A. The House the Old Man was to Build

The woman for whom he is to build the house has some beans for him. The goat eats these up. Cumulative search.

2035A. The House the Old Man was to Build

The woman for whom he is to build the house has some beans for him. The goat eats these up. Cumulative search.

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
House the Jack Built	2035	British			Internet Archive

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