The Folktale
Stith Thompson
Types List
Type |
Description |
The Theft of Fish | |
The Tail-Fisher | |
Sham Blood and Brains | |
Carrying the Sham-Sick Trickster | |
Biting the Foot | |
Animal Captor Persuaded to Talk and Release Victim from his Mouth | |
The calling of three tree names | |
"Painting" on the Haycock | |
In the Stable the Bear Threshes | |
In the Division of the Crop the Fox Takes the Corn | |
The Theft of Butter (Honey) by Playing Godfather | |
The Animals Flee in Fear of the End of the World | |
Eating his own Entrails | |
The Fox Tricks the Wolf into Falling a Pit | |
The Fox Climbs from the Pit on the Wolf's Back | |
The Wolf Descends into the Well in one Bucket and Rescues the Fox in the Other | |
The Fox Plays Dead and is Thrown out of the Pit and Escapes | |
The Wolf Dives into the Water for Reflected Cheese | |
The Fox in Disguise Violates the She-Bear | |
Fox as Nursemaid for Bear | |
Claw in Split Tree | |
The Bear Pulls Mountain Ashes apart so that the Fox's Old Mother can Get Berries | |
he Wolf Overeats in the Cellar | |
The Bear Builds a House of Wood; the Fox, of Ice | |
The Oath on the Iron | |
The Fox (Bear, etc) Hangs by his Teeth to the Horse's Tail, Hare's Lip | |
The Horse Kicks the Wolf in the Teeth | |
The Bear and the Honey | |
The Sick Lion | |
The Lion's share | |
The Animals Build a Road (Dig Well) | |
The Fox through Sleight Steals the Young Magpies | |
The Fox Threatens to Push Down the Three | |
The Fox Persuades the Magpies into Bringing their Young into his House | |
Raven with Cheese in his Mouth | |
Fox and Crane Invites Each Other | |
The Fox Persuades the Cock to Crow with Closed Eyes | |
Peace Among the Animals – The Fox and the Cock | |
The She-fox's Suitors | |
More cowardly than the hare | |
Contest of Frost and the Hare | |
Rabbit Rides Fox A-Courting | |
Too Cold for Hare to Build House in Winter | |
Blinding the Guard | |
The Help of the Weak | |
The Wolf and the Crane | |
The Stag Admires Himself in a Spring | |
The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage | |
The Needle, the Glove, and the Squirrel | |
The Wolf as the Dog's Guest Sings | |
The old dog as Rescuer of the child (Sheep) | |
he Dog as Wolf's Shoemaker | |
The Wild Animals Hide from the Unfamiliar Animal | |
The Cowardly Duelers | |
The Cat's Only Trick | |
Belling the Cat | |
The Cat and the Mouse Converse | |
Country Mouse Visits Town Mouse | |
he Hungry Fox Waits in Vain for the Horse's Lips (Scrotum) to Fall Off | |
The Bear on the Hay-Wagon (or on the horse) | |
The Lion Frightened by the Horse | |
he First to See the Sunrise | |
Wolves Climb on Top of One Another to Tree | |
The Wolf Loses His Prey | |
The Wolf (Fox) Seeks Breakfast | |
The Rat Persuades the Cat to wash her Face Before Eating | |
The Sheep Persuades the Wolf to Sing | |
The Wolf and the Kids | |
Wait for the Fat Goat (Three Billy-goats Gruff) | |
The Wolf Flees from the Wolf-head | |
The Sheep Chases the Wolf | |
The Animals in Night Quarters (Bremen City Musicians) | |
Advice of the Fox | |
The Man Teaches Bears to Play the Fiddle | |
The man Paints the Bear | |
The Gelding of the Bear and the Fetching of Salve | |
"Bear-food" The Fox Helps the Man | |
The Ungrateful Serpent Returned to Captivity | |
Thorn Removed from Lion's Paw | |
Learning to Fear Men | |
The wild animals on the sleigh | |
Captured Wild Animals Ransom Themselves | |
Grateful Animals; Ungrateful Man | |
The Fox Eats His Fellow-lodger | |
The Tarbaby and the Rabbit | |
The Dog's Certificate | |
The Lean Dog Prefers Liberty to Abundant Food and a Chain | |
The Two Stubborn Goats | |
Sheep, Duck and Cock in Peril at Sea | |
Straw Threshed a second Time | |
Cock, Hen, Duck, Pin, and Needle on a Journey | |
The Lying Goat | |
The Council of Birds | |
The Election of Bird-King | |
War of Birds and Quadrupeds | |
Wedding of the Turkey and the Peacock | |
The Crane Teaches the Fox to Fly | |
The Goose Teaches the Fox to Swim | |
Geese Ask for Respite for Prayer before the Fox Eats Them | |
The Titmouse Tries to be Big as a Bear | |
The Rearing of the Large-headed and Large-eyed Bird | |
The Heathcock and the Bird of Passage | |
The Nightingale and the Blindworm | |
The Jay Borrows the Cuckoo's Skin | |
The Thrush Teaches the Doves to Build Small Nests | |
he Keen Sight of the Dove and the Keen Hearing of the Frog | |
The Dove's Egg-substitution | |
The Frog Enticed out of his Hole | |
The Crow Marries | |
The Raven in Borrowed Feathers | |
Tame Bird and Wild Bird | |
The Hunter Bends the Bow | |
Each Likes his Own Children Best | |
The Dog and the Sparrow | |
The Ant and the Lazy Cricket | |
Swimming Match of the Fish | |
The Pike and the Snake Race to Land | |
The Fish in the Net | |
The Race of Fox and the Crayfish | |
The Ant Carries a Load as Large as Himself | |
The Gnats and the Horse | |
The child and the snake | |
The Bean, the Straw, and the Coal | |
The Animal Sons-in-law and their Magic Food | |
The Dragon-Slayer | |
The Three Stolen Princesses | |
The Ogre's (Devil's) Heart in the Egg | |
The Twins or Blood-Brothers | |
The Hunter | |
The Danced-out Shoes | |
The Princess in the Shroud | |
The Maiden in the Tower. Rapunzel | |
Rescue by the Sister | |
The Giant-killer and his Dog (Bluebeard) | |
The Girl as Helper in the Hero's Flight | |
The Girl as Helper of the Hero on his Flight | |
The Girl as Helper of the Hero on his Flight, Introduced by The Forbidden Box | |
The Girl as Helper of the Hero on his Flight, followed by the episode of The Forgotten Fiancée | |
The Youth Transformed to a Horse. (Goldener) | |
The Faithless Sister | |
The Cannibal Sister | |
The Faithless Wife | |
The Nix of the Mill-pond | |
The Magician and his Pupil | |
The Youth Who Wanted to Learn What Fear Is | |
The Children and the Ogre | |
Hansel and Gretel | |
The Dwarf and the Giant | |
The Devil (Witch) Carries the Hero Home in a Sack | |
The Boy Steals the Giant's Treasure | |
Hiding from the Devil | |
The Smith Outwit the Devil | |
The Smith and the Devil (Death) | |
The Devil in the Knapsack (Bottle, Cask) | |
The Spirit in the Bottle | |
Godfather Death | |
The Glutton (Red Riding Hood) | |
Death's Messengers | |
Bargain of the Three Brothers with the Devil | |
Bear-skin | |
The Vempire | |
The Dead Bridegroom Carries off his Bride (Lenore) | |
The Man from the Gallows | |
The Man on a Quest for his Lost Wife | |
The Princess Transformed into a Deer | |
The Mouse (Cat, Frog, etc.) as Bride | |
The Black and the White Bride | |
The Black and The White Bride | |
The Wishes (the Savior and Peter, etc.) | |
As introduction: Three dwarfs, Strawberries under the snow, etc. | |
The Witch Secretly Substitutes her own Daughter for the bride | |
Jorinde and Joringel | |
The Girl as Flower | |
The Three Oranges | |
The Girl in the Form of a Wolf | |
Sleeping Beauty | |
The Search for the Lost Husband | |
The Monster (Animal) as Bridegroom | |
The Disenchanted Husband: the Witch's Tasks | |
Beauty and the Beast | |
The Two Girls, the Bear, and the Dwarf | |
The Wolf. A Maiden in the service of a witch | |
The Ass. The prince transformed to an Ass | |
The House in the Woods | |
The Prince as Bird | |
The Prince as Serpent | |
A Serpent Carries a Princess into its Castle | |
King Lindorm | |
The Frog King or Iron Henry | |
Hans my Hedgehog | |
The Tsar's Dog (Sidi Numan) | |
Little Brother and Little Sister | |
The Maiden Who Seeks her Brothers | |
The Journey to God to Receive Reward | |
The Journey in Search of Fortune | |
Three Hairs from the Devil's Beard | |
The Man persecuted Because of his beautiful wife | |
The Quest for the Unknown | |
Friends in Life and Death | |
The Bridge to the Other World | |
Punishment of a Bad Woman | |
The Man as Heater of Hell's Kettle | |
The Spinning Women by the Spring | |
The Name of the Helper (Titeliture, Rumpelstilzchen, Tom-Tit-Tot) | |
The Three Old Women Helpers | |
The Wild Man | |
The Gifts of the Little People | |
Dead Man as Helper | |
The Grateful Dead | |
The Rescued Princess | |
The Princess Rescued from Slavery | |
The Princess Rescued from Robbers | |
The Monster's Bride | |
The Monster's Bride | |
The Monster in the Bridal Chamber | |
The Serpent Maiden | |
The Bride Won in a Tournament | |
Cinderella and Cap o' Rushes | |
Cinderella | |
The Dress of Gold, of Silver, and of Stars. (Cap o' Rushes) | |
One-Eye, Two-Eyes, Three-Eyes | |
The Little Red Bull | |
The Extraordinary Companions | |
Six Go Through the Whole World | |
The Land and Water Ship | |
The Shift of Sex | |
Faithful John | |
The Boy who Learned Many Things | |
Devils (Giants) Fight over Magic Objects | |
The Strong Woman as Bride (Brunhilde) | |
The Princess on the Glass Mountain | |
Ferdinand the True and Ferdinand the False | |
I Don't Know. The Helpful Horse | |
The Speaking Horsehead | |
The Cat as Helper (Puss in Boots) | |
The Cat Castle | |
Puss in Boots (or the helpful fox) | |
Search for the Golden Bird | |
The Sons in a Quest for a Wonderful Remedy for Their Father | |
The Girl Who Married Animals | |
Three Animals as Brothers-in-Law | |
The Animal Sons-in-law and their Magic Food | |
The Raven Helper | |
The Grateful Animals | |
The Fisher and his Wife | |
Dungbeetle. The Princess made to laugh | |
The Magic Ring | |
Aladdin | |
The Spirit in the Blue Light | |
The Table, the Ass, and the Stick | |
The Magic Providing Purse and "Out, Boy, Out of the Sack!" | |
The Magic Mill | |
The Three Magic Objects and the Wonderful Fruits | |
The Magic Bird-heart | |
The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn | |
The Rabbit-herd | |
"All Stick Together" | |
The Prince's Wings | |
The King's Tasks | |
Beloved of Women | |
The Prince and the Arm Bands | |
The Thieving Pot | |
The Dance Among Thorns | |
Fiddevav | |
The Healing Fruits | |
The Gifts of the Dwarfs | |
The Three Snake Leaves | |
The Two Travelers (Truth and Falsehood) | |
The Presents | |
The Louse-Skin | |
Strong John | |
The Prince Whose Wishes Always Came True: The Carnation | |
The Four Skillful Brothers | |
The Three Brothers | |
The Wise Brothers | |
The Three Doctors | |
The Man Who Flew like a Bird and Swam like a Fish | |
The Animal Languages | |
The Three Languages | |
A man Steals a Serpent's Crown | |
A Little Girl Takes away the Gold Crown which the serpent has laid down | |
Serpent at Wedding Leaves Crown. In return for milk which the maid has fed it | |
The White Serpent's Flesh | |
The Lazy Boy | |
Open Sesame | |
"Iron is More Precious than Gold" | |
Tom Thumb | |
Born from a Fish | |
The Maiden Without Hands | |
The Three Golden Sons | |
The Wonder Child | |
Snow-White | |
Our Lady's Child | |
The Beautiful and the Ugly Twin | |
Demi-coq | |
My Mother Slew Me; My Father Ate Me. The Juniper Tree | |
The Dream | |
The Rich Man's and the Poor Man's Fortune | |
Luck and Wealth | |
Hatch-penny | |
Hospitality Rewarded | |
The Wishes | |
Hospitality Rewarded | |
The Greedy Peasant Woman | |
Christ and Peter in the Barn | |
The Forgotten Wind | |
Christ and the Smith | |
Sin and Grace | |
The Three Green Twigs | |
The Self-righteous Hermit | |
The Devil's Contract | |
The Greater Sinner | |
God's Justice Vindicated (The Angel and the Hermit) | |
The Cruel Rich Man as the Devil's Horse | |
The Mother who Wants to Kill her Children | |
The Singing Bone | |
The Princess Who Murdered Her Child | |
Who Ate the Lamb's Heart? | |
The Saviour and Peter in Night-Lodgings | |
The Tailor in Heaven | |
Master Pfriem | |
The Peasant in Heaven | |
Solomon Binds the Devil in Chains in Hell | |
Peter's Mother Falls from Heaven | |
The Snares of the Evil One | |
The Devil's Riddle | |
The Deceased Rich Man and the Devils in the Church | |
The Devil as Substitute for Day Laborer at Mowing | |
The Devil as Advocate | |
Thief Rescued by the Devil | |
Chickens from Boiled Eggs | |
The Lazy Boy and the Industrious Girl | |
The Devil in Noah's Ark | |
The Boastful Deer-slayer | |
The Dishonest Priest | |
The Disappointed Fisher | |
Pride Is Punished | |
How the Wicked Lord was Punished | |
The Punishment of Men | |
One Beggar Trusts God, the Other the King | |
The Luck-bringing Shirt | |
The Birthmarks of the Princess | |
The Princess who Cannot Solve the Riddle | |
The Hero Forces the Princess to Say "That is a Lie" | |
The Hero Catches the Princess with her Own Words | |
The Golden Ram | |
The Princess Confined in the Mound | |
The Little Goose-Girl | |
The Clever Peasant Girl | |
The Man Boasts of His Wife | |
Oft-Proved Fidelity | |
The Wager on the Wife's Chastity | |
The Innocent Slandered Maiden | |
The Punished Seducer | |
The Forsaken Fiancée | |
The Faithful Wife | |
A Pound of Flesh | |
The Children of the King | |
King Thrushbeard | |
Taming of the Shrew | |
Precepts Brought or Given Prove Correct | |
Wise Through Experience | |
The Servant's Good Counsels | |
"Think Carefully Before You Begin a Task" | |
The Treasure of the Hanging Man | |
The Son of the King (Solomon) and of the Smith | |
The King and the Peasant's Son | |
The Shepherd Substituting for the Preast Answers the King's Questions. (The King and the Abbot) | |
Love Like Salt | |
Like Wind in the Hot Sun | |
Out-riddling the Judge | |
The Prophecy | |
Oedipus | |
The Prodigal's Return | |
Luck and Intelligence | |
Rhampsinitus. The theft in the treasury (bank) | |
The King and the Robber | |
The Bank Robbery | |
The King and the Soldier | |
The Old Robber Relates Three Adventures to free his son | |
The Forty Thieves | |
The Robber Bridegroom | |
At the Robbers' House | |
The Clever Maiden Alone at Home Kills the Robbers | |
The Sun Brings All to Light | |
Bargain Not to Become Angery | |
Labor Contract (Anger Bargain) | |
Hogs in Mud; Sheep in Air | |
Guarding the Store-room Door | |
Cleaning the Child | |
Whetting the Knife | |
The Crop Division | |
Granary Roof Used as Threshing Flail | |
High with Curly Tails Belong to the Man; Other to the Ogre | |
The Ogre Shears a Pig instead of Sheep | |
Pulling the Lake Together | |
Threat to Haul away the Warehouse | |
The heavy axe | |
Shooting Wild Boars | |
Squeezing the Stone | |
Biting the Stone (by Ogre) | |
Throwing the Stone | |
Throwing Contest with Golden Club | |
Wrestling Contest: Looks Where to Throw him | |
Wrestling Contest (with Old Grandfather) | |
Race with Little Son | |
Race Won by Deception: Relative Helpers | |
Pushing the Hole into a tree | |
Eating Contest | |
The Ice Mill | |
Attempted Murder with Hatchet | |
Attempts to Murder the Hero | |
The Ogre Kills his Own Children | |
Counting out Pay | |
The Hot Porridge in the Ogre's Throat | |
Making the Ogre Strong (by Castration) | |
The Ogre Blinded (Polyphemus) | |
Gilding the Beard | |
Millstones | |
Thunder the Rolling of his Brother's Wagon | |
The Ogre Asks the Man to Tell him when it Thunders | |
Children Desire Ogre's Flesh | |
The Gun as Tobacco Pipe | |
The Ogre Wants to Learn to Play | |
The Ogre in the Haunted Castle. Beard Caught Fast | |
The Bear Trainer and his Bear | |
The Evil Woman Thrown into the Pit | |
The Evil Woman in the Glass Case as Last Commodity | |
A Man Sells his Soul to the Devil | |
A Rabbit in Each Net | |
A Man Sells his Soul to the Devil | |
Stick from the Body | |
The Level Bushel | |
The Last Leaf | |
The First Crop | |
With his Whole Heart | |
The Lord's Prayer | |
The Sowing of Salt | |
The Cow is Taken to the Roof to graze | |
The Peasant Woman Thinks the Cow Chewing her Cud is Mimicking Her | |
Man Sitting on Branch of Tree Cuts it off | |
Bringing Water from the Well | |
The Porridge in the Ice Hole | |
Rowing without Going Forward | |
Marking the Place on the Boat | |
Numskulls unable to Count their own Number | |
Numskulls Cannot Find Their Own Legs | |
Swimming in the Flax-field | |
One Cheese Sent to Bring Back Another | |
Drowning the Crayfish as Punishment | |
The Man who Thought Himself Dead | |
The Steamship Thought to be the Devil | |
Pumpkin Sold as an Ass's Egg | |
The Loving Wife | |
The Silence Wager | |
The Man Hidden in the Roof | |
Flight of the Woman and her Lover from the Stable | |
Old Hildebrand | |
Wife Falls into a Stream | |
Cutting with Knife or the Scissors | |
The Wife Insults the Husband as Lousy-head | |
The Lazy Wife | |
The Faithless Wife | |
The Talkative Wife and the Discovered Treasure | |
The Peasant Woman at Market | |
The Woman Does not Know Herself | |
The Husband Hunts Three Persons as Stupid as his Wife | |
The Foolish Wife's Pawn | |
Meat as Food for Cabbage | |
The Woman Goes to get Beer | |
The Servant Girl Hides behind the Statue of the Virgin Mary | |
The Lazy Spinner Woman | |
The Merry Wives Wager | |
The Man who Does his Wife's Work | |
Lucky Hans. Foolish Bargains | |
The Man and his Wife Build Air Castles | |
Clever Elsie | |
The Thrifty Girl | |
Bride Test: Thrifty Cutting of Cheese | |
Bride Test: Key in Flax Reveals Laziness | |
The Lisping Maiden | |
The Girl who Ate so Little | |
The Girl with the Ugly Name | |
The Unwilling Suitor Advised from the Tree | |
he Prayer for a Husband | |
The Matron of Ephesus (Vidua) | |
The Master Thief | |
Theft of Dog, Horse Sheet or Ring | |
The Horse Stolen | |
The Traveler Watches the Man Fishing in the Street. Meanwhile the latter's confederates rob the traveler's wagon | |
Theft by Distracting Attention | |
The Thieves and their Pupil | |
The Youth Steals Horses from The Preachers and money from the preacher's wife | |
Holding Down the Hat | |
Thief Claims to have been Transformed into a Horse | |
Holding up the Rock | |
The Rich and the Poor Peasant (Unibos) | |
The Woman in the Chest | |
The Three Hunchback Brothers Drowned | |
The Murdered Lover | |
The Corpse Killed Five Times | |
The Youth Cheated in Selling Oxen | |
Cleverness and Gullibility | |
The Student from Paradise (Paris) | |
For the Long Winter | |
The Clever Boy | |
The Man Who got a Night's Lodging | |
The Lazy Boy Eats Breakfast, Dinner, and Supper, One after the Other without Working | |
"Both?" Asks the Boy Sent to Get Two Articles | |
The Clever Shepherd. Bad Food at the House | |
The Lawyer's Mad Client | |
The Man in Court for Killing a Fly | |
The Trespasser's Defense | |
The Fool as Murderer | |
To Divide Presents and Strokes | |
Contest in Climbing the Mast | |
The Contest in Swimming | |
The Brave Tailor | |
Doctor Know-All | |
The Good Bargain | |
The Three Lucky Brothers | |
Whittington's Cat | |
The Wolves in the Stable | |
The Robbers under the Tree | |
The Brothers in the Tree | |
The Robbers in the Death Chamber | |
The Profitable Exchange | |
The Ox (Ass) as Mayor | |
The Man Seeking a Midwife Accidentally Kills the Dog | |
The Boy's Disasters | |
The Foolish Bridegroom | |
"What should I have said (Done)?" | |
"We Three; For Money" | |
Deaf Persons and their Foolish Answers | |
Search for the Lost Animal | |
Travelers Ask the Way | |
Boots Sent by Telegraph | |
The Foolish Parson in the Trunk | |
The Entrapped Suitors | |
The Youth and the Pretty Shoes | |
"Who gives his Own Goods shall Receive it Back Tenfold" | |
The Stingy Parson | |
The Parson in the Sack to Heaven | |
The Parson and the Calf | |
The Priest's Guest and the Eaten Chickens | |
The Parson's Stupid Wife | |
he Hungry Parson | |
The Sexton Falls into the Brewing-Vat | |
The Parson Put to Flight in the Sacramental Bread | |
The Parson in the Church on the Ox | |
The Sexton Carries the Parson | |
The Parson Drunk | |
"I Preach God's Word." | |
The Sawed Pulpit | |
You Shall See me a Little While Longer | |
The Parson and Sexton at Mass | |
Application of the Sermon | |
The Clergyman with the Fine Voice | |
The Parson to Let a Dove Fly in the Church | |
The Hog in Church | |
At the Blessing of the Grave the Parson's Ox Breaks Loose | |
he Boy on the Wolf's Tail | |
he Boy has a Hat of Butter, Clothes of Paper | |
The Man who Fell out of a Balloon | |
Hunting Tales | |
The First: "The Sea Burns". The Other: "Many Fried Fish" | |
The First: "The Sea Burns". The Other: "Many Fries Fish" | |
Schlaraffenland (Land of Cokaygne.) | |
The Extraordinary Names | |
The Three Lazy Ones | |
The Great Animal or Great Object | |
Origin of Chess | |
Ehod mi yodea (One, who knows?) | |
Chains Involving Contradictions of Extremes | |
The Goat who Would not Go Home | |
Pif-Paf-Poltrie | |
The Cock and the Hen | |
The Death of the Cock | |
The Death of the Little Hen | |
The Death of the Little Hen Described with Unusual Words | |
The Fleeing Pancake | |
The Fat Cat | |
The Troll (Wolf) who was Cut Open | |
The Old Woman and Her Pig | |
Stronger and Strongest | |
The Cock's Whiskers | |
A Nut Heats the Cock's Head and He Thinks the World has Come to an End | |
he Mouse Regains its Tail | |
Lending and Repaying: Progressively Worse (or Better) | |
House that Jack Built | |
The Horseshoe Nail | |
The Climax of Horrors | |
Catch-tales | |
Unfinished Tales | |
Endless Tales | |
Round Tales | |
The Ground is Measured with Horse's Skin |