Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
751: The Greedy Peasant Woman
Description
Christ and Peter ask entertainment from a peasant woman [K1811]. Although the cake magically grows larger [D1652.1.2], she gives them but a morsel. She is punished [Q1.1]. Variants
751A. The peasant woman is changed into a woodpecker
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| Text title | ATU | Language | Author | Origin | Publication Date |
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| Gjertrudsfuglen | 751A | Norwegian | Asbjørnsen & Moe | Norway | _ |
| Gottes Speise | 751G | German | Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm | Germany | 1812 |
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