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

821: The Devil as Advocate

ATU > 750-849: RELIGIOUS TALES > 810-826: The Devil > 821: The Devil as Advocate

Variants

821A. The thief rescued by the devil

A man is accused of theft. The devil carries the judge from the court room and thus repays the hospitality of the accused.

821B. Chickens from Boiled Eggs

Many years after the guest has eaten them, a host demands an enormous sum for twelve boiled eggs, claiming that by this time they have hatched out chickens who have in turn laid eggs, etc. The devil as advocate comes in and demands that the host cook…

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
De duivel van Aalst	821A	Netherlands	1980	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Eggs	821B	Greek		Internet Archive
George Buchanan and the Eggs	821B	British		Internet Archive
How the Devil Fetched the Mayor	821A	German		Internet Archive
Rechtspraak	821B	Netherlands	1896	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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