ATU 1218 Numskull Sits on Eggs to Finish the Hatching

ATU 1218

Numskull Sits on Eggs to Finish the Hatching

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

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Numskull sits on eggs to finish the hatching. Cautions people to be quiet and not frighten the eggs. (Sometimes puts on honey and feathers before sitting on the eggs.) 1 variant
The general hatches out an egg. The page induces the general to take his place in sitting on the eggs. Then he calls the king to look. 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.