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

76: The Wolf and the Crane

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 1-99: Wild Animals > 70-99: Other Wild Animals > 76: The Wolf and the Crane

Description

The crane pulls a bone from the wolf's windpipe. When he asks for payment the wolf says, "That you were allowed to take your beak from my throat is payment enough."

Examples

show original versionsshow all versions including translationsshow English versions
Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
De wolf en de kraanvogel76Dutch_Netherlands_
Der Wolf und der Storch76German_France_
Fisi na Korongo76SwahiliB.S. Mang'andaKenya1996
Волк и журавль76RussianИван КрыловRussia0
Λύκος καὶ ἐρωδιός76Ancient GreekΑἴσωποςGreece_
Λύκος καὶ ἐρωδιός76Ancient GreekΒαβρίαςGreece_
*Die wolf ende die crane76Middle Dutch_Netherlands1300
The Wolf and the Crane76EnglishGeorge Fyler TownsendGreece1867
Oxoa eta zikoina76BasqueJean Baptiste ArxuFrance1848
De wolf en de reiger76Dutch_Greece_
Le Loup et la Cigogne76FrenchJean de La FontaineFrance0

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Without Title 76 Netherlands 1201 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Reinaerts historie (Reinaert II) vers 5831-5881 76 Netherlands 1479 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

back to index