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ATU-AT-Motif: Formula Tales 2000-2399

Formula Tales 2000 - 2399

This page shows how Thompson, AT, and ATU classifications are related. Go here for the full-text of the tales. 
     
ATU Classification Type  AT Classification Type  Thompson Motif
     
ATU 2010 Ehod mi yodea (One, who knows?) AT 2010 Tales Built on the Number Twelve
Z22. Ehod mi yodea (One; who knows?);
ATU 2012 The Days of the Week AT 2012 The Forgetful Man Counts the Days of the Week
Z24. The forgetful man counts the days of the week.
   
Z24.1. Widower tells of his courtship, his marriage, and the death of his wife, all in a week.
   
Z24.1.1. Life story in ten hours:
ATU 2013 "There was once a woman, the woman had a son." AT 2013 Shall I Tell It Again? Z17. Rounds.
   
Z49.4. There was once a woman; the woman had a son; the son had red breeches; etc.
ATU 2014 Chains Involving Contradictions or Extremes AT 2014 Contradictions or Extremes
Z51. Chains involving contradictions or extremes
   
Z51.1. The house is burned down.
ATU 2014 Chains Involving Contradictions or Extremes AT 2014A Good News and Bad News About a Wedding (now ATU 2014)
Z51.1. The house is burned down.
ATU 2015 The goat that would not go home AT 2015 The  Stubborn Goat
Z39.1. The goat who would not go home.
ATU 2016 Wee Wee Woman AT 2016 Cow That Wouldn't Stand Still
Z39.2. There was a wee wee woman who had a wee wee cow, etc
ATU 2019 Pif-Paf-Poltrie AT 2019 Pif-Paf-Poltrie Z31.1. Pif Paf Poltrie.
ATU 2021 The Rooster and the Hen AT 2021 Death of the Little Hen
Z32.1.1. The death of the cock
   
Z32.1. The funeral procession of the hen.
ATU 2021B Rooster Strikes out the Hen's Eye with a Nut AT 2021B Cock Knocks Out the Hen's Eye
Z43.2. The cock strikes out the hen's eye with a nut.
ATU 2022 Death of the Little Hen AT 2022 An Animal Mourns the Death of a Spouse
Z32.2. The death of the little hen.
   
Z32.2.1. The death of the little hen described with unusual words.
ATU 2023 Little Ant Marries AT 2023 Ant Who Married a Mouse
Z32.3. Little ant finds a penny, buys new clothes with it, and sits in her doorway
ATU 2025 The Fleeing Pancake AT 2025 The Fleeing Pancake
Z33.1. The fleeing pancake.
ATU 2028 Devouring Animal That Was Cut Open AT 2027 The Cat That Was a Glutton (now ATU 2028) Z33.2. The fat cat.
ATU 2028 Devouring Animal That Was Cut Open AT 2028 The Troll (or Bear) That Ate People
Z33.3. Woman meets a pig.
   
Z33.4. The fat troll (wolf).
 2030 The Old Woman and Her Pig  2030 The Pig That Wouldn't Go Over the Stile
Z41. The old woman and her pig.
 2030 The Old Woman and Her Pig  2030J Disobedient Child is Punished (now ATU 2030)  
 2031 Stronger and Strongest  2031 Strong, Stronger, and Strongest
Z42. Stronger and Strongest.
 2031C Mightiest Being as Husband for the Daughter  2031C Mighty Bridegroom for a Mouse
L392. Mouse stronger than wall, wind, mountain.
 2032 Healing of the Injured Animal  2032 The Wounded Cock
Z43. The cock's whiskers.
 20C Animals Flee in Fear of the End of the World  2033 Henny-Penny Thinks the Sky Is Falling (now ATU 20C)
Z43.3. Nut hits cock in head: he thinks world is coming to an end.
 2034 The Mouse Regains its Tail  2034 The Mouse Regains its Tail
Z41.4. The mouse regains its tail.
 2035 The House That Jack Built  2035 The House That Jack Built
Z44. The house that Jack built.
 2039 The Horseshoe Nail  2039 The Lost Horseshoe Nail
Z45. The Horseshoe Nail.
 2040 The Climax of Horrors  2040 From Bad to Worse
Z46. The climax of horrors.
 2044 Pulling up the turnip  2044 Pulling up the turnip
Z49.9. Pulling up the turnip.
 106 Animal's Conversation  2075 Tales imitating Animal Sounds (now ATU 106) Miscellaneous Type
 2202 Teller is Killed in His Own Tale  2202 Storyteller Is Killed in His Own Story
Z13.2. Catch tale: teller is killed in his own story.
 2204 The Dog's Cigar  2204 False Expectations NA
 2251 The Rabbit's Tail  2251 This Tale Would Have Been Longer NA
 2260 Golden Key  2260 Golden Key NA
 2271 Mock Stories for Children  2271 Mock Stories Miscellaneous Type
 2300 Endless Tales  2300 Endless Tales Z11. Endless tales.
 2013 "There was once a woman, the woman had a son."  2320 Rounds (now ATU 2013) Z17. Rounds.
 2335 Tales Filled With Contradictions  2335 Contradictions
Z19.2. Tales filled with contradictions