A Collection of Chain Tales

An anthology of cumulative stories and other formula tales from around the world.

Stith Thompson TMI Z20-Z53

Title: Motif-Index of Folk-Literature 
Author: Stith Thompson
Year: 1955

Online at Hathi Trust. I have only listed the motifs here that are not equivalent to an ATU Tale Type. The ones in bold have at least one story.

Z21.5. The Hobyahs

Z25. Fly forgets her name

Z31.2. Louse and flea wish to marry

Z32.5 Mourning about the dead ass

Z33.4.2. The singing wolf

Z39.4.1 Titmouse, what are you eating?
Z39.4.2. Sparrow, where are you going?
Z39.6 Mother ties bell on child; cat cuts it off.
Z39.7. Girl left in tree by sisters
Z39.8. Small grain-measure runs away
Z39.9. Series of things acquired by mouse

Z41.11A The little red hen

Z43.4. Fly frightens snake
Z43.5 Boy changes self to nut
Z43.6 Man invites animals to come and work in his field

Z47.1 Series of trick exchanges by fox

Z49.1 I killed my grandmother
Z49.2 Cumulative pursuit
Z49.2.1. Fat mouse cannot get into hole
Z49.5.1. Where is that grain?
Z49.5.2. The wolf who wanted to make bread
Z49.7. Bird who seeks carpenter to release young
Z49.8 Biting a grain in half
Z49.10 Lizard eats cricket
Z49.11. Who is guilty of the accident?
Z49.11.1. Wall in construction collapses
Z49.11.2. Thief breaks foot climbing wall
Z49.12. Hermit must get cat to kill rats
Z49.13. Chain of killings
Z49.14. The little old lady who swallowed a fly

Z52. Bird avenges caged mate



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This is an old project that I had set aside a few years ago because life got ... complicated ... but now I am happily retired and reading to start pondering chain tales again. Now my goal is to create an anthology of my own chain tales in my own words, but inspired by the traditional chain tales of the world. Stay tuned. :-)

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