Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson Z39.5 — The hen lays an egg, the mouse breaks it

Z39.5
Thompson motif reference
Z
Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
0
Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

The hen lays an egg, the mouse breaks it. Sorrowing over this mishap, all show extraordinary behavior; the master puts an end to it. Final formula: hen strips off feathers, rubbish heap catches fire, oak falls to ground, hare drowns self, magpie twists leg, ox breaks horns, river flows blood, maid breaks pails, housewife scatters dough. Master locks up wife and maid, goes to seek people more foolish. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 2022*; Russian: Andrejev No. 241 III*; Rumanian: Schullerus FFC LXXVIII No. 1963*.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

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

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← Z39.4.2 — Sparrow, where are you going? —To eat seed




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