ATU 211 The Two Donkeys and their Loads (previously The Two Asses)

ATU 211

The Two Donkeys and their Loads (previously The Two Asses)

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

The lazy ass repaid in kind. Loaded with salt, he falls down in the river and lightens his burden. His master then loads him with sponges so that the next time the ass tries the trick he increases his load. 1 variant
Contest in flying with load. One animal chooses cotton; the other, seeing that a rain is coming, chooses salt and wins. 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.