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

922: The king and the abbot

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 920-929: Clever Acts and Words > 922: The king and the abbot

Variants

922A. Achikar

Falsely accused minister reinstates himself by his cleverness [K2101, P111]. Cf. Type 981.

922B. The king's face on the coin

A king tells an artisan never to reveal the answer to certain riddle unless he sees the king's face. Defense for disobeying: »I have seen your face a thousand times.»

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Presten og klokkeren922NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway1841
Het herdersjongetje922DutchM.M. de Vries-VogelGermany1940
Das Hirtenbüblein922GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Il pastorello922Italian_Germany_
Chú bé mục đồng922Vietnamese_Germany_
Den lille hyrdedreng922Danish_Germany_
El zagalillo922Spanish_Germany_
The Priest And The Clerk922EnglishGeorge DasentNorway1908
The shepherd boy922English_Germany1884

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Dispute in Sign Language 922 Israeli Internet Archive
Dsipute in Sign Language 922 Israel Internet Archive
Famer's Answers 922 Irish Internet Archive
Hans zonder zorgen 922 Netherlands 1896 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Independent Bishop 922 British Internet Archive
Keizer Karel en het klooster zonder zorg 922 Netherlands 1970 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
King and the Basket Weaver 922B Greek Internet Archive
King John and the Abbot Canterbury 922 English Internet Archive
King John and the Abbot of Canterbury 922 British Internet Archive
King Matt and the Wise Old Farmer 922 US West Virginia Internet Archive
King Matyas and his Scholars 922B Hungarian Internet Archive
Las tres preguntas 922 España Manuel Rodríguez Arévalo 2018 Corpus de Literatura Oral
Little Shepherd Boy 922 German Internet Archive
Lânhearre en boer 922 Netherlands 1972 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Parson and the Sexton 922 Norwegian Internet Archive
Story of the Miller 922 British Internet Archive
Three Questions 922 British Internet Archive
Three Questions 922 Mexican Internet Archive
Three Questions 922 Irish Internet Archive
Two Little Scotch Boys 922 British Internet Archive
Two Little Scotch Boys 922 English Internet Archive
What Melody is the Sweetest? 922 Israeli Internet Archive

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