ATU 1004 Hogs in the Mud; Sheep in the Air

ATU 1004

Hogs in the Mud; Sheep in the Air

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

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Tails in ground. Thief steals animals and sticks severed tails into the ground, claiming that animals have escaped underground. 1 variant
Ox's tail in another's mouth. The thief kills one ox and puts the tail in another ox's mouth: the owner thinks one ox has eaten the other. 1 variant
Stolen sheep's tails severed and put in tree. Owner made to believe that they have escaped through the air. 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.