Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson J2381 — Question: did the man ever have a head? A man's head is snatched off by accident and his companions do not see what has happened

J2381
Thompson motif reference
J
The Wise and the Foolish
1
Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

Question: did the man ever have a head? A man's head is snatched off by accident and his companions do not see what has happened. Debate: did he ever have a head? *Type 1225; *Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin II 192 No. 374; *Bolte Frey 220 No. 12; Christensen DF XLVII 192—93 No. 19; India: Thompson-Balys.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

These links are derived from the Thompson motif references stored in the Folklore Database's ATU concordance.

ATUTitle
ATU 1225 The man without a head in the bear's den
Previous motif
← J2378 — What will the robber do? A man curious as to what a robber is going to do waits to intervene and goes back to sleep




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