ATU 1 The Theft of Fish

ATU 1

The Theft of Fish

Aarne–Thompson–Uther tale-type index · Animal Tales · The full type description is not served here; the number and name are the classification facts.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Trickster throws fish off the wagon. The fox plays dead; a man throws him on the wagon of fish. The fox throws the fish off and carries them away. 2 variants
Dupe imitates trickster's thefts and is caught. 2 variants
Thief shams death and steals. 1 variant
Animal feigns death repeatedly and then entices owner from goods. 1 variant

Type numbers and names after Aarne–Thompson–Uther, via Hagedorn, trilogy (2022), CC-BY-NC-SA; motif links weighted by the dataset’s recorded tale variants. Served as classification facts with attribution.