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

915: All depends on how you take it

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 910-919: Good Precepts > 915: All depends on how you take it

Description

The two stepsisters marry. The daughter of the second wife follows the three precepts of her mother literally; the stepdaughter in conformity with her father's explanations. On their visit the parents find that with the first daughter everything is…

Variants

915A. The misunderstood precepts

A dying father gives advice to his son: Allways eat bread with honey (working diligently, your bread will be as sweet as honey) [H588.11]; never greet anyone »God bless you in you labours» (start your work earliest, so that not you, but others may…

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
La huérfana inteligente	915	Argelia	Óscar Abenójar	2013	Corpus de Literatura Oral
Los consejos malinterpretados	915A	Argelia	Óscar Abenójar	2013	Corpus de Literatura Oral

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