ATU 285B* The Snake Stays in the Man's Stomach (previously Snake Enticed out of Man's Stomach)

ATU 285B*

The Snake Stays in the Man's Stomach (previously Snake Enticed out of Man's Stomach)

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

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Patient fed salt: animal comes out for water. The patient is fed salt or heavily salted food and allowed no water for several days. He then stands with mouth open before a supply of fresh water, often a running brook. The thirsty animal emerges to get fresh water. 1 variant
Snake (frog) in human body enticed out by milk (water). 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.