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

2039: The Horseshoe Nail

ATU > 2000-2399: FORMULA TALES > 2000-2100: Cumulative Tales > 2039: The Horseshoe Nail

Description

For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for the want of a horse the rider was lost ... and all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

Motives

Z45

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Der Nagel	2039	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
The Nail	2039	German			Internet Archive

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