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

292: Ass Tries to Get a Cricket's Voice

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 220-299: Other Animals and Objects > 292: Ass Tries to Get a Cricket's Voice

Description

Asks cricket what they eat to get such a voice. They answer, >>dew.>> He tries it and starves.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Der Esel und die Baumgrille292GermanJulius LandsbergerGreece_
Eşek Ve Çekirge292Turkish_Greece_
Ὄνος καὶ τέττιγες292Ancient GreekΑἴσωποςGreece_
Ὄνος καὶ τέττιξ292Ancient GreekSyntipasGreece_
The Ass and the Grasshopper 292EnglishGeorge Fyler TownsendGreece1867
U sceccu e i shicali292Sicilian_Greece_

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