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

236: Imitating bird sounds,

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 220-299: Other Animals and Objects > 236: Imitating bird sounds,

Description

The dove keeps saying >>I know>> and persists in building her small nest. (Imitation of bird's sounds.) Cf. Type 2075.

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Crumbs on the Table 236* German Internet Archive
Magpie's Nest 236 British Internet Archive
The Bittern and Hoopoe 236* German Internet Archive
The Cock, the Cuckoo, and the Black-Cock 236* Norse Internet Archive
Wood-Pidgeon's Nest 236 British Internet Archive

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