Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson N471 — Foolish attempt of second man to overhear secrets (from animals, demons etc

N471
Thompson motif reference
N
Chance and Fate
2
Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

Foolish attempt of second man to overhear secrets (from animals, demons etc.). He is punished. *Types 461, 503, 613, 676; *BP II 468ff., III 137ff., 324ff.; *Aarne FFC XXIII 169; *Christiansen FFC XXIV 103ff.; *Hdwb. d. Märchens I 230b s.v. "Belauschen von Dämonen". — Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 117; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda, Mitford 191; Korean: Zong in-Sob 151 No. 66; Indonesia: Dixon 216; N. A. Indian (Pochulata): Boas JAFL XXV 223; Africa (Yoruba): Ellis 249ff. No. 2.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

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

ATUTitle
ATU 613 The Two Travelers: Truth and Falsehood
ATU 954 The Forty Thieves
Previous motif
← N468 — Newborn babe reveals secret; then becomes silent




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