Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature [pdf]

1 hwayne 1 8/5/2025, 2:51:30 PM ia600301.us.archive.org ↗

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hwayne · 12m ago
Entertaining collection of Folklore classifications. Some examples:

- T550.6. T550.6. Only half a son is born by queen who ate merely half of mango.

- A1066. A1066. Sun will lock moon in deep ditch in earth's bottom and will eat up stars at end of world.

- K87.1. K87.1. Laughing contest: dead horse winner.