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

57: Raven with a Cheese

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 1-99: Wild Animals > 1-69: The Clever Fox (Other Animal) > 57: Raven with a Cheese

Description

A raven/crow has some cheese/meat in his mouth. The fox flatters the raven into singing. He drops his food and the fox gets it.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
The Fox and the Crow57EnglishBen Edwin PerryGreece_
The Fox and the Crow57EnglishC. SmartItaly1887
The fox and the crow57English_Greece_
The Crow and the Fox57English_France1906
The Fox and the Crow57EnglishVernon JonesGreece_
The Fox and the Crow57EnglishHarriet SpiegelFrance_
The Raven and the Fox 57EnglishCharles CoxwellRussia_

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
De vos en de raaf met zijn kaas 57 Netherlands 1970 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Fox and the Crow 57 Indian Internet Archive
Jackal and a Crocodile 57 Indian Internet Archive
Kiekerjan 57 Netherlands 2005 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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