Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson N345 — The falcon of Sir Federigo

N345
Thompson motif reference
N
Chance and Fate
0
Associated ATU tale types

Description

Motif

The falcon of Sir Federigo. An impoverished suitor has only a falcon to catch birds with. His lady's sick son wants the falcon and she goes to ask for it. The suitor serves dinner for her—his falcon. When she makes her request it is too late. *Bédier Fabliaux 153f.; Boccaccio Decameron V No. 9 (*Lee 170); Italian Novella: *Rotunda.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

No ATU tale type in the current concordance points to this Thompson motif.