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

241: The Officious Bird and the Monkey

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 220-299: Other Animals and Objects > 241: The Officious Bird and the Monkey

Description

A bird, sitting in its nest during a cold rain, asks shivering monkey why it doesn't build a house since it has hands like a man. The enraged monkey destroys the bird's nest.

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