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

837: How the Wicked Lord was Punished

ATU > 750-849: RELIGIOUS TALES > 827-849: Other Religious Tales > 837: How the Wicked Lord was Punished

Description

He puts poison into the beggar's bread. As the beggar is spending the night at an inn a traveler arrives. Since no other bread is convenient the beggar gives the stranger his bread. The traveler, who is the lord's son, dies of the poison [N332.1].

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Without Title	837	Netherlands	2004	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Beggar's Bread	837	US West Virginia		Internet Archive
Ditch-Digger Falls into His Own Ditch	837	Armenian		Internet Archive
Landlord and His Son	837	Israeli		Internet Archive

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