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

953: The Old Robber Relates Three Adventures

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 950-969: Robbers and Murderers > 953: The Old Robber Relates Three Adventures

Description

The old robber relates three adventures to free his sons [R153.3.3, J1185]. Each adventure is more frightful than the last [R151.1]. The tales: (1) an adventure with ghostlike cats, (2) Odysseus and Polyphemus (cf.Type 1137), (3) an ogre fooled by…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
I tre racconti dei tre figli dei tre mercanti953ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Three Tales by Three Sons of Three Merchants 953 Italian Internet Archive

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