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

745: Hatch-penny

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 700-749: Other Tales of the Supernatural > 745: Hatch-penny

Description

Always returns to its owner. Eaten by cow; owner happens to buy cow and kill her; etc. [D1602.11, N212].

Variants

745A. The Predestined Treasure

Inside the hollow tree, baked within a loaf of bread, etc. Always comes to the man for whom it was predestined. [N212]. Cf. Types 736, 736A, 947A*.

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Sultan's Camp Follower 745A Arab Internet Archive

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