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

223: The Bird and the Jackal

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 220-299: Other Animals and Objects > 223: The Bird and the Jackal

Description

  • I. The jackal asks the bird to obtain food. The bird flies near men carrying baskets of food. They drop them to pursue bird and jackal eats food. See Type 1*.
  • II. The jackal asks the bird to make him laugh. The bird alights on the men's heads so that they strike one another. III. The jackal asks the bird to make him cry. The bird leads men or dogs to his hiding place. IV. The jackal asks the bird to save its life. The bird entices the jackal into power of the crocodile, then strikes crocodile so that jackal escapes.

    • Examples

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    Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
    De fokse en de roek223Western FrisianYpe PoortingaNetherlands1979

    External Examples

    StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
    De fokse en de ekster 223 Netherlands 1951 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
    De fokse en de roek 223 Netherlands 1971 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
    De fokse en de roek 223 Netherlands 1966 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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