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954: The Forty Thieves

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 950-969: Robbers and Murderers > 954: The Forty Thieves

Description

The robbers come with seven casks into the house. In one cask is oil, in the others men are hidden. [K312]. The girl kills the robbers.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
I tredici briganti954ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956
The Forty Thieves954EnglishAndrew LangPersia1889
L'uomo che rubò ai banditi954ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Ali Baba en de veertig rovers 954 Netherlands 1970 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Ali Baba en de Veertig Rovers 954 Netherlands 1995 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Ali Baba en de veertig rovers 954 Netherlands 1935 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De schonmoaker en 't eerdmantje 954 Netherlands 1930 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
El tesoro de los ogros 954 Argelia Óscar Abenójar 2013 Corpus de Literatura Oral
Forty Thieves 954 Greek Internet Archive
Geschiedenis van Aly Baba en de veertig roovers 954 Netherlands 1889 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Jewel Stone 954 Chilean Internet Archive
Jewel Stone 954 Chilean Internet Archive
Man Who Robbed the Robbers 954 Italian Internet Archive
Rabbit and Bear inside the Elephant 954 African-American Internet Archive
Simeli Mountain 954 German Internet Archive
Thirteen Bandits 954 Italian Internet Archive
Van het Roovershol. 954 Netherlands 1874 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Wise Maiden and Seven Robbers 954 Russian Internet Archive

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