How the Rich Man paid his Servant (Lönen hos den rike man). A farmer pays his servant in the first year a hen, in the second a cock, goose, goat, cow, horse, .... girl. farmstead

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How the Rich Man paid his Servant (Lönen hos den rike man). A farmer pays his servant in the first year a hen, in the second a cock, goose, goat, cow, horse, .... girl. farmstead.

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general **Taylor JAFL XLVI 80 No. 2010 I
general Kristensen Danske Dyrefabler 168–78 Nos. 392–418
general *T. Norlind Svenska Allmogens Liv 2d ed. (Stockholm, 1925) 612. – Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 2010 I*.

Within the index

Filed under Cumulative tales. Tales arranged in chains. (Kettenmärchen.)

Filed beside it

Cumulative nonsense tales Chains based on numbers 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 The forgetful man counts the days of the week. On Monday they go to mill, etc. He thus discovers that it is Sunday Fly forgets her name; asks woodcutter, axe, tree, etc., in vain. Finally foal in mare's belly says her name is "fly"

Carried in tale types

How the Rich Man Paid his Servant · ATU 2010I1 recorded variant
The Animals with Peculiar Names (previously The Animals with Queer Names) · ATU 2010IA1 recorded variant

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