Aarne–Thompson–Uther index · Tale type

ATU 1544 — The man who got a night's lodging

1544
ATU tale-type number
2
Arne Thompson references
4
Thompson motif references
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Summary

Tale type

The rascal feigns deafness and eats the best food. He accepts the hospitality before it is offered [K1981.1]. He takes the man's horse out of the stable and puts his own in. He is to pay for his lodging with a goat skin; he takes one of the man's own…

Earlier references

Concordance

Arne Thompson: 1544, 1544A*

Thompson motif index: K1572., K1981.1., K258., K942., NA





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