ATU 837 The Beggar's Bread (previously How the Wicked Lord was Punished)

ATU 837

The Beggar's Bread (previously How the Wicked Lord was Punished)

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

Man accidentally fed bread which his father has poisoned. The wicked man puts poison in the bread he gives a beggar. The beggar gives his loaf to the son. 1 variant

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