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| ATU Classification Type | AT Classification Type | Thompson Motif |
| ATU 1 The theft of fish | AT 1 Fox steals fish by playing dead | K371.1. Trickster throws fish off the wagon. |
| AT 1* Fox and rabbit steal a basket (now ATU 1) | NA | |
| ATU 2 Tail-Fisher | AT 2 How the Bear Lost His Tail | K1021 The tail fisher. |
| ATU 2A Torn-off Tails | AT 2A Caught by the Tail | K1021.1. Tail buried (hair tied) |
| ATU 2B Basket Tied to Wolf's Tail | AT 2B Trickster Drowns His Fishing Partner | K1021.2. Basket tied to wolf's tail and filled with stones. |
| ATU 3 Simulated Injury | AT 3 Sham Blood and Brains | K473. Sham blood and brains. |
| ATU 4 Sick Animal Carries Healthy One | AT 4 Getting a Ride by Pretending to be Injured | K1241. Trickster rides dupe horseback. |
| ATU 5 Biting the Tree Root | AT 5 Biting the Root | K543. Biting the foot. |
| ATU 6 Animal Captor Persuaded to Talk | AT 6 Open Your Mouth and Lose Your Meal | K561.1 Animal captor persuaded to talk and release victim from his mouth. |
| ATU 7 The three tree names | AT 7 Contest to Name Three Trees | N51 Wager: who can call three tree names first. |
| ATU 8 False Beauty Treatment | AT 8 Painting the Bear Red | K1013.2 "Painting" on the haycock. |
| AT 8A Curly Hair from Boiling Water (now ATU 8) | K1013. False beauty-doctor. | |
| ATU 9 The unjust partner | AT 9 The unjust partner | K1251.1 Holding up the roof. |
| AT 9B Dividing the Harvest (now ATU 9) | K171.2. Deceptive grain division: the corn and the chaff. | |
| AT 9C In cooking dinner the fox's porridge is light (now ATU 9) | K471. The substituted porridge. | |
| ATU 10*** The Fall Over the Edge | AT 10*** Over the edge | K891.5.1. Animals (giants) enticed over precipice. |
| ATU 15 Theft of Food by Playing Godfater | AT 15 Stealing the Partner's Butter | K372. Playing godfather. |
| ATU 20A Animals Caught In a Pit Eat One Another Up | AT 20 Eat the Smallest One First (now ATU 20A) | K1024. Beginning with the smallest |
| AT 20A The Animals in the Pit | K1024. Beginning with the smallest | |
| ATU 20C The animals flee in fear of the end of the world | AT 20C The animals flee in fear of the end of the world | Z43.3. Nut hits cock in head: he thinks world is coming to an end. |
| ATU 21 Eating his own Entrails | AT 21 Eating his own Entrails | K1025. Eating his own entrails. |
| ATU 30 The Fox Tricks the Wolf into Falling into a Pit | AT 30 The Fox Leads the Wolf into a Pit | NA |
| ATU 31 Fox Climbs from the Pit on the Wolf's Back | AT 31 Escape from a Pit on Another's Back | K652. Fox climbs from pit on wolf's back. |
| ATU 32 The Wolf Descends into the Well in One Bucket and Rescues the Fox in the Other | AT 32 One Bucket Down, One Bucket Up | K651. Wolf descends into well in one bucket and rescues fox in the other |
| ATU 33 The Fox Plays Dead and is Thrown out of the Pit and Escapes | AT 33 The Fox Plays Dead and Escapes from the Pit | K522. Escape by shamming death. |
| ATU 41 The Wolf Overeats in the Cellar | AT 33* Escape by Playing Dead (now ATU 41) | K1022.1. Wolf overeats in the cellar (smokehouse). |
| ATU 41 The Wolf Overeats in the Cellar | AT 33** The Fox Plays Dead for a Boat Ride now ATU 41) | K1022.1. Wolf overeats in the cellar (smokehouse). |
| ATU 34 The Wolf Dives into the Water for Reflected Cheese |
AT 34 Diving for the Moon | J1791.3. Diving for cheese. |
| ATU 34A Dog Drops His Meat for the Reflection | AT 34A The Meat in the Water | J1791.4. Dog drops his meat for the reflection. |
| ATU 36 The Fox Rapes the She-Bear | AT 36 The Hare Takes Advantage of Mrs. Fox | K1384. Female overpowered when caught in tree cleft (hole in hedge). |
| ATU 37 The fox as nursemaid for the Mother Bear | AT 37 The Nursemaid Eats the Children | K931. Sham nurse kills enemy's children. |
| ATU 37 The fox as nursemaid for the Mother Bear | AT 37* The Fox as Herdsman | K931. Sham nurse kills enemy's children. |
| ATU 38 Claw in Split Tree | AT 38 Claw in Split Tree | K1111. Dupe puts hand (paws) into cleft of tree (wedge, vise). |
| ATU 40A The Wolf and the Bell | AT 40 Bear Bells Itself by Eating a Belled Horse | K1114. Fox rings the bell. |
| ATU 41 The Wolf Overeats in the Cellar | AT 41 Overeating in the Pantry | K1022.1. Wolf overeats in the cellar (smokehouse). |
| ATU 41 The Wolf Overeats in the Cellar | AT 41* Overeating in a Hollow Tree (now ATU 41) | K1022.1. Wolf overeats in the cellar (smokehouse). |
| ATU 43 The Bear Builds a House of Wood; the Fox, of Ice | AT 43 A House of Wood and a House of Ice | J741.1. Bear builds house of wood; fox of ice. |
| ATU 44 The Oath on the Iron | AT 44 The Oath on a Trap | K1115. The oath on the iron. |
| ATU 47A The Fox Hangs Onto the Horse's Tail | AT 47A Catching a Horse by the Tail | K1022.2. Wolf tied to cow's horns. |
| ATU 47D Dog Wants to Imitate a Wolf | AT 47D The Dog Imitating a Wolf Wants to Slay a Horse | NA |
| ATU 47B Horse Kicks the Wolf in the Teeth | AT 47E The Message on the Horseshoe | K566. Ass begs wolf to pull thorn out of foot before eating him: kicks wolf in mouth. |
| ATU 48* Flatterer Rewarded, Honest One Punished | AT 48* Bear who went to the Monkey for the Gold Chain | J815.1. Liar rewarded by the apes. |
| ATU 49 The bear and the honey | AT 49 The Fox, the Bear, and the Wasp's Nest | K1023. Getting honey from the wasp-nest. |
| ATU 50 Curing a Sick Lion | AT 50 Curing a Sick Lion | K961. Flesh of certain animal alleged to be only cure for disease: animal to be killed. |
| ATU 50A Fox Sees all tracks going int Lion's Den but None Coming Out | AT 50A Tracks into the Lion's Den | J644.1. Fox sees all tracks going into lion's den but none coming out. |
| ATU 50C Donkey Boasts of Having Kicked the Sick Lion | AT 50C Kicking the Dying Lion | W121.2.1. Ass insults dying lion. |
| ATU 51 The Lion's share | AT 51 The Lion's share | J811.1. The lion's share. |
| ATU 52 The Donkey without a Heart | AT 52 Brainless Ass | K402.3. The ass without a heart. |
| ATU 53 The Fox at Court | AT 53 Reynard the Fox at Court | J864.2. Fox about to be hanged asks to be allowed to see geese. |
| ATU 55 The Animals Build a Road (Dig Well) | AT 55 Keeping the Lazy Animal from the Well | A2233.1. Animals refuse to help dig well (make road) and are punished. |
| ATU 56 The Fox Through Sleight Steals the Young Magpies | AT 56 The Jackal Steals a Baby Bird | K1788. Fox threatens to catch bird, who feeds him her young as appeasement. |
| ATU 56A Fox Threatens to Cut Down Tree and Get Young Birds | AT 56A Fox Threatens to Cut Down Bird's Tree | K1788. Fox threatens to catch bird, who feeds him her young as appeasement. |
| ATU 56B Fox as Schoolmaster | AT 56C Jackal as Schoolmaster (now ATU 56B) | K1822.2. †K1822.2. Fox disguised as scholar |
| ATU 57 Raven with Cheese in his Mouth | AT 57 Singing Crow Loses Her Cheese | K334.1. The raven with cheese in his mouth. |
| ATU 59 Fox and the Sour Grapes | AT 59 The Fox and the Grapes | J871. The fox and the sour grapes. |
| ATU 60 The Fox and the Crane Invite Each Other | AT 60 The Fox and the Stork Exchange Invitations | J1565.1. Fox and crane invite each other. |
| ATU 61 The Fox Persuades the Cock to Crow with Closed Eyes | AT 61 The Cock that Closed an Eye on the Fox | K721. Cock persuaded to crow with closed eyes |
| ATU 20D* Pilgrimage of the Animals | AT 61A The Fox as Confessor | K2027. Fox confesses to cock, then eats him |
| ATU 61B Cat, Rooster, and Fox | AT 61B The Cat, the Cock, and the Fox Live Together | K815.15. Cat lures young foxes from den with music. |
| ATU 62 Peace Among the Animals – The Fox and the Rooster |
AT 62 Universal Peace | J1421. Peace among the animals |
| ATU 63 The Fox Rids Himself of Fleas | AT 63 Fox with Fleas | K921. Fox rids himself of fleas. |
| ATU 2A Torn-off Tails | AT 64 Fox without a Tail (now ATU 2A) | K1021.1. Tail buried (hair tied) |
| ATU 65 The She-Fox's Suitors | AT 65 Mrs. Fox's Suitors | N681.Husband (lover) arrives home just as wife (mistress) is to marry another. |
| ATU 66A "Hello House!" | AT 66A "Hello House!" | K607.1. The cave call. ("Hello, house!") |
| ATU 66B Sham Dead (hidden) Animal Betrays Self | AT 66B Dead Trickster Shows Signs of Life | K607.3. Sham-dead man deceived into making gesture. |
| ATU 67 Fox in the Swollen River | AT 67 Drowning Fox Pretends to be swimming | J873. Fox in swollen river claims to be swimming to distant town. |
| ATU 67** The Fox Caught by Butcher | AT 67** The Fox, the Man, and the Fire | K634.1. Escape by throwing captor's clothes on the fire. |
| ATU 68 The Jackal Trapped in the Animal Hide | AT 68 Eating an Animal from the Inside | K1022.1.1. Jackal eating into elephant's dead body becomes a prisoner when it dries up |
| K565.2. Jackal entrapped in elephant's carcass tells passing God to show his magic power by making it rain. | ||
| ATU 68A The Jug as Trap | AT 68A Trapped in a Jug | J2131.5.7. Fox trying to drown jug. |
| ATU 68* Fox Jeers at the Fox Trap | AT 68* Fox Jeers at the Trap | J655.2. Fox jeers at fox-trap |
| ATU Classification Type | AT Classification Type | Thompson Motif |
| ATU 70 More Cowardly Than the Hare | AT 70 More Cowardly Than the Hare | J881.1. More timid than the hare. |
| ATU 71 Contest of Frost and the Hare | AT 71 Contest of Frost and the Hare | H1541.1. Contest in enduring cold: frost and the hare |
| ATU 72 The Rabbit Rides Fox A-Courting | AT 72 The Rabbit Rides Fox A-Courting | K1241. Trickster rides dupe horseback |
| ATU 72* Hare Emancipates Her Children | AT 72* The Hare Instructs His Sones | J61. Hare instructs his sons to use their eyes to advantage. |
| ATU 73 Blinding the Guard | AT 73 Blinding the Guard | K621. Escape by blinding the guard. |
| ATU 75 The Help of the Weak | AT 75 Mouse Rescues the Lion | B371.1. Lion spared mouse: mouse grateful. |
| ATU 76 The Wolf and the Crane | AT 76 The Wolf and the Crane | W154.3. Crane pulls bone from wolf's throat: wolf refuses payment. |
| ATU 77 The Stag Admires Himself in a Spring | AT 77 Stag is Captured by His Antlers | L461. Stag scorns his legs but is proud of his horns |
| ATU 78 Animal Tied to Another for Safety | AT 78 Tied Together In Life and Death | K713.1.2. Animal allows himself to be tied to another for safety. |
| ATU 78A Tied Up Becase of a Storm | AT 78A Tied Up Against a Storm | K713.1.1. Animal allows himself to be tied so as to avoid being carried off by storm. |
| ATU 85 The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage | AT 85 Mouse, Bird, and the Sausage | J512.7. Mouse, bird, and sausage keep house together |
| ATU 91 The Heart of a Monkey as Medicine | AT 91 Monkey's Heart | K544. Escape by alleged possession of external soul. |
| ATU 92 The Lion Dives for His Own Reflection | AT 92 Lion in the Water | K1715.1. Weak animal shows strong his own reflection and frightens him. |
| ATU 93 The Master Taken Seriously | AT 93 When a Threat is to be taken Seriously | J1031. Grain will be cut when farmer attends to it himself. |
| ATU Classification Type | AT Classification Type | Thompson Motif |
| ATU 100 The Wolf is Caught Because of His Singing | AT 100 Wolf, Guest of the Dog, Sings | J581.1. Wolf as dog's guest sings. |
| ATU 101 The Old Dog as Rescuer the Child (Sheep) | AT 101 Old Dog Rescues the Child | K231.1.3. The dog refuses to help the wolf. |
| ATU 102 The Dog as Wolf's Shoemaker | AT 102 Fox Makes Clothes for the Wolf | K254.1. Dog as wolf's shoemaker eats up the materials |
| ATU 103 War between Wild Animals and Domestic Animals | ATU 103 War between Wild Animals and Domestic Animals | B262. War between domestic and wild animals. |
| ATU 103A Cat as She-Fox's Husband | AT 103A The Cat and the Fox Get Married | B281.9.1. The cas vixen's husband. |
| ATU 103A* Cat Claims to be King and Receives Food from Other Animals | AT 103A* Cat as the King of Beasts | NA |
| ATU 103 War between Wild Animals and Domestic Animals | AT 104 War Between the Village Animals and the Forest Animals (now ATU 103) | B262. War between domestic and wild animals. |
| ATU 105 Cat's Only Trick | AT 105 Cat's Only Trick | J1662. The cat's only trick. |
| ATU 105* Hedgehogs Only trick | AT 105* Hedgehogs Only trick | K522. Escape by shamming death. |
| ATU 106 Animal's Conversation | AT 106 Talking Like an Animal | NA |
| ATU 110 Belling the Cat | AT 110 Belling the Cat | J671.1. Belling the cat. |
| ATU 111 The Cat and the Mouse Converse | AT 111 Cat and Mouse Converse | K561.1.1. Cfails to be beguiled into releasing mouse. |
| ATU 111A Wolf Unjustly Accuses Lamb and Eats Him | AT 111A Wolf and the Lamb | U31. Wolf unjustly accuses lamb and eats him. |
| ATU 111A* Drunkard's Promise | AT 111A* Drunkard's Promise | NA |
| ATU 112 Country Mouse Visits the Town Mouse | AT 112 Town Mouse and the Country Mouse | J211.2. Town mouse and country mouse. |
| ATU 113A Pan is Dead | AT 113A King O' the Cats | B342. Cleaves house when report is made of death of one of his companions. |
| ATU 113B Cat as Sham Holy Man | AT 113B Cat as a Holy Man | K815.13. Cmakes truce with mice. |
| ATU 119B* Horse's Defense Against Wolves | AT 119B* United We Stand, Divided We Fall | J1022. Fight of lions and bulls. |
| ATU 120 The First to See the Sunrise | AT 120 Wager to See the Sunrise First | K52. Contest in seeing sunrise first. |
| ATU 121 Wolves Climb on Top of One Another | AT 121 Ladder of Wolves | J2133.6. Wolves climb on top of one another to tree: lowest runs away and all fall. |
| ATU 122 Animal Loses His Prey Because his Victim Can Escape by False Plea | AT 122 Trickster Escapes | K550. Escape by false plea. |
| ATU 122A Wolf Seeks Breakfast | AT 122A Don't Eat an Unbaptized Pig! | K551.8. Wolf kept door until children have been christened |
| ATU 122B Rat Persuades Cat to Wash Face Before Eating | AT 122B Rat Persuades Cat to Wash Face Before Eating | K562. Rat persuades cat to wash face before eating: escapes. |
| ATU 122C Sheep Persuades the Wolf to Sing | AT 122C Music Before Dinner, But No Dinner | K561.2. Sheep persuade the wolf to sing |
| ATU 122D Caught Animal Promises Captor Better Prey | AT122D I'll Bring You Better Game | K553.1. "Let me catch you better game. |
| ATU 123E Wait for the Fat Goat | AT 122E Wait for the Bigger Goat | K553.2. Wait for the fatter goat. |
| ATU 122F "Wait till I am Fat Enough" | AT 122F Eat Me When I'm Fatter | K553. "Wait till I get fat." |
| ATU 122G "Wash Me" (Soak Me) before Eating | AT 122G Soaking Off the Turtle's Shell | K553.5. "Soak me in the pond so thI will be juicy. |
| ATU 123 Wolf and the Kids | AT 123 Wolf and the Kids | K1832. Disguise by changing voice. |
| F913. Victims rescued from swallower's belly | ||
| Q426. Wolf cut open and filled with stones as punishment. | ||
| ATU 123B Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Gains Admission to the Fold | AT 123B Wolf in Sheep's Clothing | K828.1.Fox in sheepskin gains admission to fold and kills sheep. |
| ATU 124 Blowing the House In | AT 124 Blowing the House In (3 Pigs) |
Z81. Blowing the house in. |
| ATU 125 The Wolf Flees from the Wolf-head | AT 125 Frightening Wolves with a Wolf's Head | K1715.3. The wolf flees from the wolf-head. |
| ATU 126 Sheep Chases the Wolf | AT 126 Goat Frightens a Lion | K1715. Weak animal (man) makes large one (ogre) believe that he has eaten many of the large one's companions. |
| ATU 130 Animals in New Quarters (Bremen Town Musicians) | AT 130 Outcast Animals Find a New Home | B296. Animals go a-journeying. |
| K335. Thief frightens owner from goods. | ||
| K1161. Animals hidden in various parts of a house attack owner with their characteristic powers and kill him when he enters. | ||
| ATU 130A Animals Build Themselves a House | AT 130A Outcast Animals Build a New Home | NA |
| ATU 131 Tiger as False Friend to the Cow | AT 131 Tiger as False Friend to the Cow | J427. Association of cow and tiger: tiger eats cow as soon as she is hungry. |
| ATU 132 Goat Admires his Horns in the Water | AT 132 Goat Admires his Horns in the Water | K1775. Bluff: insult repeated as harmless remark. |
| ATU 136 Wolf Surprises Pig in Apple Tree | AT 136 Wolf Surprises Pig in Apple Tree | K1043. Dupe induced to eat sharp (stinging, bitter) fruit. |
| ATU 137 The Filthy Hog and the Clean Fish | 137 The Filthy Hog and the Clean Fish | NA |
| ATU Classification Type | AT Classification Type | Thompson Motif |
| ATU 150 The Bird's Three Precepts | AT 150 Captured Bird Buys Freedom with Advice | K604. The three teachings of the bird (fox). |
| J21.14. "Never try to reach the unattainable" | ||
| J21.13. "Never believe what is beyond belief" | ||
| J21.12. "Rue not a thing that is past" | ||
| ATU 151 Man Teaches Wild Animal to Play Fiddle | AT 151 Music Lessons for Wild Animals | K1111.0.1. Dupe wishing to learn to play fiddle has finger caught in cleft of tree. |
| ATU 152 Plowman and the Animals | AT 152 Man Paints the Bear | K1013.3. "Painting" with a red hot iron. |
| ATU 153 The Gelding of the Bear and the Fetching of Salve | AT 153 The Gelding of the Bear and the Fetching of Salve | K1012.1. Making the dupe strong -- by castration. |
| ATU 154 Fox and His Members | AT 154 Sackful of Dogs | J2351.1. Fox holds conversation with his members, attracts attention, and is caught. |
| ATU 155 Ungrateful Snake Returned to Captivity | AT 155 Tiger is Tricked Back into Captivity | J1172.3. Ungrateful animal returned to captivity. |
| ATU 156 Androcles and the Lion | AT 156 Androcles and the Lion | B381. Thorn removed from lion's paw (Androcles and the Lion) |
| ATU 156A Faith of the Lion | AT 156A Faithful Lion | B301.8. Faithful lion follows man who saved him. |
| ATU 157 Animals Learn to Fear Men | AT 157 Learning to Fear Man | J17. Animal learns through experience to fear men. |
| ATU 157A Lion Searches for Man | AT 157A Lion in Search of the Man | J22.1. Precept of the lion to his sons: beware of man. |
| ATU 159A Animals Warm Selves at Charcoal Burner's Fire | AT 159A Animals and the Charcoal Burner | NA |
| ATU 159B Enmity of Lion and Man | AT 159B Why the Lion Hates the Man | W185.6. Insult worse than wound. |
| ATU 160 Grateful Animals ; Ungrateful M1an | AT 160 Grateful Animals and Ungrateful Man Are Rescued from Pit | W154.8. Grateful animals; ungrateful man |
| ATU 161 Farmer Betrays Fox by Pointing | AT 161 Betrayed by the Pointing Finger | K2315. Peasant betrays fox by pointing. |
| ATU 161A* Bear with the Wooden Leg | AT 161A* Bear with the Wooden Paw | NA |
| ATU 162 Master Looks More Closely Than the Farmhand | AT 162 Master Sees the Hidden Stag | J1032. Stag found by master when overlooked by servants. |
| ATU 163 The Singing Wolf | AT 163 Singing Wolf | Z33.4.2. The singing wolf. |
| ATU 170 The fox eats his fellow-lodger | AT 170 Fox eats Fellow-lodger | K443.7. Fox eats his fellow-lodger: accuses another and demands damages. |
| AT 171 Three Bears (proposed by Ashlimann) | NA | |
| ATU 173 Human and Animal Life Spans are Readjusted | AT 173 Men, Animals and the Span of Life | A1321. Men and animals readjust span of life |
| ATU 175 The Tarbaby and the Rabbit | AT 175 Tarbaby and the Rabbit | K741. Capture by tarbaby. |
| ATU 178 The Faithful Animal Rashly Killed | AT 178 Killing the Animal That Has Saved Your Life | NA |
| ATU 178A Innocent Dog | AT 178A Llewellyn and His Dog Gellert | B331.2. Llewellyn and his dog. |
| ATU 179 What the bear whispered in his ear | AT 179 What the Bear Whispered | J1488. What the bear whispered in his ear. |
| ATU Classification Type | AT Classification Type | Thompson Motif |
| ATU 200 The Dog s Certificate | AT 200 Why Dogs Dislike Cats | A2281.1. Cat loses dog's certificate: enmity between cats and dogs. |
| ATU 200A Dog Loses a Certificate | AT 200A Dog with the Letter Under His Tail | A2275.5.5. Dog loses his patent right; seeks it: why dogs look at one another under the tail. |
| ATU 200B Why Dogs Sniff One Another | AT 200B Dog with Pepper Under his Tail | A2232.8. Dog's embassy to Zeus chased forth; dogs seek ambassador: why dogs sniff each other under leg. |
| ATU 200C* Enmity between Hare and Dog | AT 200C* Why Dogs Chase Hares. | A2494.4.4. Enmity between dog and rabbit. |
| ATU 201 The Lean Dog Prefers Liberty to Abundant Food and a Chain | AT 201 Dog and the Wolf | L451.3. Wolf prefers liberty and hunger to dog's servitude and plenty. |
| ATU 202 Two Stubborn Goats | AT 202 Two Stubborn Goats | W167.1. Two stubborn goats meet each other on a bridge. |
| ATU 204 Animals in Peril at Sea | 204 Sheep, duck and cock in peril at sea | J1711.1. Animals helpless in sea-voyage together |
| ATU 206 Straw Threshed a second Time | 206 Straw Threshed a second Time | J2362. Talkative animals incense master. |
| ATU 207 Rebellion of the Work Animals | 207 Rebellion of the Work Animals | K1633. Cock's advice proves disastrous to himself |
| ATU 207 Donkey Induces Overworked Ox to Feign Sickness | AT 207A Ass Persuades the Ox to Play Sick | NA |
| ATU 207B Hard-hearted Horse and Donkey | AT 207B Hard-Hearted Horse and the Ass | J2413.1. Ass tries to caress his master like the dog |
| ATU 207C Animals Ring Bell and Demand Justice | AT 207C Bell of Justice | B271.3. Animals ring bell and demand justice. |
| ATU 210 Rooster, Hen, Duck, Pin, and Needle on a Journey | AT 210 Traveling Animals and the Wicked Man | K1161. Animals hidden in various parts of a house attack owner with their characteristic powers and kill him when he enters. |
| ATU 211 Two Donkeys and their Loads | AT 211 Ass with His Load of Salt and Sponges | J1612. The lazy ass repaid in kind. |
| ATU 212 The Lying Goat | AT 212 Goat that Lied | K1151. The lying goat. |
| ATU 214 Donkey Tries to Caress his Master | AT 214 Ass that Behaved Like a Lap Dog | J2413.1. Ass tries to caress his master like the dog |
| ATU 214A Singing Donkey and Dancing Camel | AT 214A Singing Ass and Dancing Camel | J2133.1. Camel with ass on his back dances. |
| ATU 214B Donkey in the Lion's Skin | AT 214B Ass in a Lion's Skin | J951.1. Ass in lion's skin unmasked when he raises his voice. |
| ATU Classification Type | AT Classification Type | Thompson Motif |
| ATU 221 The Election of King of Brids | AT 221 Wren Becomes King of the Birds | B236.1. Election of king of birds. |
| ATU 222 War between Birds (Insects) and Quadrupeds | AT 222 War Between Birds and Beasts | B261. War of birds and quadrupeds. |
| ATU 222A Bat in the War Between Birds and Quadrupeds | AT 222A Bat in the War Between Birds and Beasts | B261.1. Bat in war of birds and quadrupeds |
| ATU 225 Crane Teaches the Fox to Fly | AT 225 Ground Animal Learns to Fly | K1041. Borrowed feathers. |
| ATU 225A Tortoise Lets Itself be Carried by Birds | AT 225A Tortoise Flies to a New Home | J2357. Tortoise speaks and loses his hold on the stick. |
| ATU 227 Geese ask for Respite for Prayer | AT 227 Geese's Eternal Prayer | K551.1. Respite from death granted until prayer is finished. |
| ATU 228 A Little Bird Tries to be Bigger | AT 228 Cricket in the Elephants Ear | L315.1. Bird flies into large animal's ear and kills him. |
| ATU 231 The Heron and the Fish | AT 231 The Crane, The Fish, and The Crab | J657.3. Crane persuades fish to let him change him from one lake into another: he eats fish |
| ATU 232D* Crow Drops Pebbles into a Water Jug | AT 232D* Crow and the Pitcher | J101. Crow drops pebbles into water jug so as to be able to drink. |
| ATU 233B Birds Fly Off with the Net | AT 233 Birds in a Net | K581.4.1. Birds caught in net fly away with it. |
| ATU 233C The Swallow and the Hemp-Seeds | AT 233C Birds and the Hemp Seeds | J621.1. The swallow and the hemp-seeds. |
| ATU 234 The Nightingale and the Blindworm | AT 234 Nightengale Borrows the Blindworm's Eye | A2241.5. Nightingale borrows blindworm's eye |
| ATU 234A* Birds Brew Beer | AT 234A* Bird Brews Beer | |
| ATU 235 The Jay Borrows the Cuckoo's Skin | AT 235 Bird's Beauty Contest | A2241. Animal characteristics: borrowing and not returning. |
| ATU 236 Magpie Teaches the Dove to Build a Nest | AT 236 Magpie Teaches Nest Building | A2271.1. Thrush teaches dove to build nest. |
| ATU 236* Misc Tales with Imitation of Bird Sounds | AT 236* Imitating Bird Sounds | A1952. Creation of hoopoe. |
| ATU 237 The Talking Parrot | AT 237 Parrot is Punished for Telling the Truth | J2211.2. Why the sow was muddy. |
| ATU 242 The Crow's Oath | AT 242 Crow Captures Frog with Kind Word | K815. Victim lured by kind words approaches trickster and is killed. |
| ATU 244 Raven in Borrowed Feathers | AT 244 Borrowed Feathers | J951.2. Jay in peacock's (pigeon's) skin unmasked. |
| ATU 244A* Crane and the Heron | AT 244A* Crane and Heron Woo Each Other | |
| ATU 244C* Raven Drowns His Young Who Promise to Aid Him When He Becomes Old | AT 244C* Raven Kills Young Who Promise Too Much | J267.1. Raven drowns his young who promise to aid him when he becomes old. |
| ATU 247 Each Mother Likes Her Own Children Best | AT 247 Each Bird's Child is the Prettiest | T681. Each likes his own children best. |
| ATU 248 The Dog and the Sparrow | AT 248 Man, Dog, and Bird | N261. Train of troubles from sparrow's vengeance. |
| ATU 250A Flounder's Crooked Mouth | AT 250A Flounder's Crooked Mouth | A2231.1.2. Discourteous answer: flounder's crooked mouth. |
| ATU 253 The Fish in the Net | AT 253 Little Fish Escapes Through the Net | L331. Little fishes escape from the net. |
| ATU 275 The Race between Two Animals | AT 275 Race Between the Fox and Lobster | K11. Race won by deception. |
| ATU 275A Race Between Tortoise and Hare | AT 275A Race Between Tortoise and Hare | K11.3. Hare and tortoise race: sleeping hare |
| ATU 275C Race Between Hare and Hedgehog | AT 275A* Race Between Hedgehog and Hare (ATU 275C) | K11.1. Race won by deception: relative helpers. |
| ATU 276 Crab Walks Backwards: Learned from his Parents | AT 276 Crab that Walked Sideways | J1063.1. Mother crab blames her children for not walking straight. |
| ATU 277 King of the Frogs | AT 277 Frogs and Their Two Kings | J643.1. Frogs demand a live king. |
| ATU 277A Frog Tries in Vain to be as Big as an Ox | AT 277A Frog that wanted to be as large as an ox | J955.1. Frog tries in vain to be as big as ox |
| ATU 278 Frog and Mouse Tied Together | AT 278 Rat and Frog Tie Hands Together to Cross Marsh | J681.1. Rat and frog tie paws together to cross marsh |
| ATU 278A Frog Persists in Living in Puddle on Road | 278A Frog Persists Living in a Puddle on Road | J652.1. Frog persists in living in puddle on road. |
| ATU 278A* Frogs Decide Not to Jump in Well | AT 278A* Frogs Decide Not to Jump in Well | J752.1. Frogs decide not to jump into the well. |
| ATU 279* Snake Trying to Surround Crab Refuses to Straighten Himself | AT 279* Snake Embraces Crab | J1053. Snake disregards warnings to improve his manners: eaten by crab. |
| ATU 280 The Ant Carries a Load as Large as Himself | AT 280 The Ant Carries a Load as Large as Himself | A2251.1. Ant carries load as heavy as himself. |
| ATU 280A Ant and the Cricket | AT 280A Ant and the Grasshopper | J711.1. Ant and lazy cricket (grasshopper). |
| ATU 283 Spider and the Fly | AT 283 Spider Invites Fly to Rest on her Curtain | K815.2. Spider invites wasp (fly) to rest on her "white curtain" |
| ATU 285 The child and the snake | AT 285 Child and the Snake | B391.1. Child feeds snake from its milk-bottle. |
| ATU 285B* Snake Stays in the Man's Stomach | AT 285B* Woman who Swallowed a Snake | B784.2.1.1. Snake (frog) in human body enticed out by milk (water). |
| ATU 285A Man and the Wounded Snake | AT 285D Man and Snake Become Enemies (now 285A) | J15. Serpent (bird) having injured man refuses reconciliation. |
| ATU 285E Snake Tries to Bite on a File | AT 285E Snake Tries to Bite on a File | J552.3. Serpent (weasel) tries to bite a file. |
| ATU 289 Bat, Diver, and Thornbush Shipwrecked | AT 289 Bat, Bramble, and Coot are Shipwrecked | A2275.5.3. Bat, diver, and thornbush shipwrecked. |
| ATU 291 Deceptive Tug-of-war | AT 291 Deceptive Tug-of-War | K22. Deceptive tug-of-war. |
| ATU 292 Ass Tries to Get a Cricket's Voice | AT 292 Locusts Teach Ass to Sing | J512.8. Ass tries to get a cricket's voice. |
| ATU 293 Debate of the Belly and the Members | AT 293 Body Parts Debate | J461.1. The belly and the members. |
| ATU 294 The Months and the Seasons | AT 294 Months and Seasons | NA |
| ATU 295 The Bean (Mouse), the Straw and the Coal | AT 295 Straw, Coal, and Bean | F1025.1. Bean, straw, and coal go journeying. |
| ATU 296 Clay Pot and Brass Pot in River | AT 296 Clay Pot and Brass Pot in River | J425.1. Earthen and brazen pots in river. |
| ATU 298 Contest of Wind and Sun | AT 298 Contest Between Wind and Sun | L351. Contest of wind and sun. |
| ATU 298C* Reeds Bend before Wind (Flood) | AT 298C* Reed bends, bur Tree Uprooted by Wind | J832. Reeds bend before wind (flood). |
| ATU 299 Mountain Gives Birth to a Mouse | AT 299 Mountain Gives Birth to a Mouse | U114. Mountain in labor brings forth a mouse. |
