ATU 225A The Tortoise Lets itself be Carried by Birds (previously Tortoise Lets self be Carried by Eagle)

ATU 225A

The Tortoise Lets itself be Carried by Birds (previously Tortoise Lets self be Carried by Eagle)

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

Tortoise speaks and loses his hold on the stick. He is being carried through the air by a bird. 2 variants
Tortoise dropped by eagle: hence cracks in his shell. (Cf. A2312.1.1.) 1 variant
Tortoise lets self be carried by eagle. Dropped and eaten. 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.