The Twelve kinds of Food: 1 partridge, 2 turtledoves, 3 woodpigeons, 4 ducks, 5 rabbits, 6 hares, 7 hounds, 8 sheep, 9 oxen, 10 turkeys, 11 hams, 12 cheeses — Mythoi

Motif

The Twelve kinds of Food: 1 partridge, 2 turtledoves, 3 woodpigeons, 4 ducks, 5 rabbits, 6 hares, 7 hounds, 8 sheep, 9 oxen, 10 turkeys, 11 hams, 12 cheeses.

Miscellaneous groups of motifs. · Formulas. · Cumulative tales. · Cumulative tales. · view the constellation · filed as Z22.2

Cited in the index

general **Taylor JAFL XLVI 80 No. 2010B, Hdwb. d. Märchens II 172b
general Kristensen Danske Dyrefabler 150–54 Nos. 351–370.

Within the index

Filed under Ehod mi yodea (One; who knows?); Le dodici parole della verità, Las doce palabras retorneadas. The numbers from one to twelve are brought into relation with various objects, often of religious significance.

Filed beside it

The Twelve Days (Gifts) of Christmas: 1 partridge, 2 turtle-doves, 3 French hens, 4 colly birds, 5 gold rings, 6 geese, 7 swans, 8 maids, 9 drummers, 10 pipers, 11 ladies, 12 lords

Carried in tale types

The Twelve Days (Gifts) of Christmas · ATU 2010A 1 recorded variant

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