Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson Z49.9 — Pulling up the turnip

Z49.9
Thompson motif reference
Z
Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
1
Associated ATU tale types

Description

Motif

Pulling up the turnip. Final formula: The mouse holds onto the cat, the cat holds onto Mary, Mary holds onto Annie, Annie holds onto grandmother, grandmother holds onto grandfather, grandfather holds onto the turnip—they all pull and pull it out. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 2008*; Russian: Andrejev No. 1960G*.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

These links are derived from the Thompson motif references stored in the Folklore Database's ATU concordance.

ATUTitle
ATU  2044