The boy in the hollow tree. He frightens the woodchopper who leaves behind his horse.
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Motif
Filed across the traditions
- Russian Andrejev No. 1877*.
- general Type 1877*
Within the index
Filed under Man in hollow tree defends himself successfully from leopard and bear.
Carried in tale types
- The Boy in the Hollow Tree · ATU 1877* 1 recorded variant
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