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

2075: Tales in which animals talk

ATU > 2000-2399: FORMULA TALES > 2000-2100: Cumulative Tales > 2075: Tales in which animals talk

Description

Their talk is in imitation of their real sound. E.g. bull, cow, calf talk about going to the next pasture, etc. Bull with bass voice, calf with very small and cow with medium.

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
The crumbs on the table	2075	English	Margaret Hunt	Germany	1884
The Cock and Hen	2075	English	George Dasent	Norway	1912
The bittern and the hoopoe	2075	English	_	Germany	1884

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