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

247: Every Mother Thinks Her Child Is the Most Beautiful

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 220-299: Other Animals and Objects > 247: Every Mother Thinks Her Child Is the Most Beautiful

Description

The snipe asks the sportsman to spare its small ones, easily recognized as being the prettiest in the forest. To be on the safe side the man shoots only the ugliest he can find. They are the young snipes. (Often told of the ape.)

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Hver synes best om sine barn	247	Norwegian	Asbjørnsen & Moe	Norway	1841

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
One's Own ChIIdren are always Prettiest	247	Norse			Internet Archive
Owl and Partridge	247	Greek			Internet Archive

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