This is one of Afanasjev's Russian folktales; I have translated it from the Russian.
The classification is ATU 2021B. The Rooster Strikes Out the Hen's Eye.
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There lived a hen with a rooster, and they went off into the forest for nuts. They came to the nut-tree; the rooster climbed onto the tree to pluck the nuts, and he stationed the hen on the ground to do the gathering. The rooster tosses them down; the hen picks them up.
The rooster threw down a nut and hit the hen in the eye, and it knocked her eye out. The hen went away; she's crying.
Here come some boyars and they ask, "Hen! Hen! Why are you crying?"
"The rooster knocked out my eye."
"Rooster! Rooster! Why did you knock out the little hen's eye?"
"The nut-tree tore my trousers."
"Nut tree! Nut tree! Why did you tear the rooster's trousers?"
"The goats were devouring me."
"Goats! Goats! Why were you devouring the nut-tree?"
"The goatherds are not watching us."
"Goatherds! Goatherds! Why are you not watching the goats?"
"Our mistress does not feed us pancakes."
"Mistress! Mistress! Why don't you feed the goatherds pancakes?"
"Because the sow spilled my pancake batter."
"Sow! Sow! Why did you spill the mistress's batter?"
"The wolf carried off my piglet."
"Wolf! Wolf! Why did you carry off the sow's piglet?"
"I wanted to eat; God commanded me."
Here is the Russian:
Кочет и курица. Жили курочка с кочетком, и пошли они в лес по орехи. Пришли к орешне; кочеток залез на орешню рвать орехи, а курочку оставил на земле подбирать орехи: кочеток кидает, а курочка подбирает. Вот кинул кочеток орешек, и попал курочке в глазок, и вышиб глазок. Курочка пошла -- плачет. Вот едут бояре и спрашивают: "Курочка, курочка! Что ты плачешь?" -- "Мне кочеток вышиб глазок". -- "Кочеток, кочеток! На что ты курочке вышиб глазок?" -- "Мне орешня портки раздрала". -- "Орешня, орешня! На что ты кочетку портки раздрала?" -- "Меня козы подглодали". -- "Козы, козы! На что вы орешню подглодали?" -- "Нас пастухи не берегут". -- "Пастухи, пастухи! Что вы коз не берегете?" -- "Нас хозяйка блинами не кормит". -- "Хозяйка, хозяйка! Что ты пастухов блинами не кормишь?" -- "У меня свинья опару пролила". -- "Свинья, свинья! На что ты у хозяйки опару пролила?" -- "У меня волк поросенчика унес". -- "Волк, волк! На что ты у свиньи поросенчика унес?" -- "Я есть захотел, мне бог повелел".
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May 31. Story of the Day: The Grasshopper and the Ant
This story comes from Georgian Folk Tales by Marjory Wardrop, and these are folktales from the people of Georgia in Central Asia (not the state in the U.S.A.). You can find out more about the Georgians at Wikipedia. Specifically, the story here comes from the Gurian region of western Georgia.
This story is classified as ATU 2021: Rooster and Hen, although the main characters are a grasshopper and an ant. There is a famous Aesop's fable which features a grasshopper and an ant; this is not that story. Instead, this grasshopper and this ant are comrades, although they are a mismatched pair, as you will see.
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The grasshopper and the ant became friends and entered into a compact of brotherhood, promising never to separate. They then set out on a journey, forgetful of the proverb that 'footman and horseman can never be comrades.'
Of the truth of this they had a proof on the very first day of their travels for, chancing to come to a brook which they had to ford, the grasshopper jumped over, while the poor ant was carried away by the stream.
The grasshopper thought for a moment how he could save his drowning companionand then cried: 'Catch hold of something, and I shall run and get help.'
The bright idea struck him of applying to the sow for one of her bristles to which the ant could attach herself while he pulled her out of the water.
The sow answered: 'Brother grasshopper, you know the proverb, "hand washes hand" — for three days I have eaten nothing, and am I to let people pull bristles out of me for nothing? Feed me with acorns, and then you can have as many bristles as you like.'
The grasshopper hurried off to the oak and said: 'Oak, oak, give me acorns; I give the acorns to the sow; the sow gives me a bristle, and with the bristle I save my drowning comrade.'
The oak answered: 'Those thievish jays give me no rest; they pull off my acorns — keep them off.'
The grasshopper ran to the jays, and said: 'Jays! Leave the oak, and the oak will give me acorns; the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with the bristle I save my drowning comrade.'
The jays answered: 'The kites pursue us; go and drive them off.'
The grasshopper ran to the kites, and said: 'Kites! Leave the jays, and the jays will leave the oak; the oak will give me acorns, the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with the bristle I save my drowning comrade.'
The kites answered: 'We are hungry; bring us chickens.'
The grasshopper ran to the hen, and said: 'Hen, give me chickens. The chickens I shall give to the kites, the kites leave the jays, the jays leave the oak, the oak gives acorns, the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with the bristle I save my drowning comrade.'
The hen replied: 'Feed me with millet.'
The grasshopper hastened to the barn: 'Barn, give me millet; the millet I give to the hen, the hen gives me chickens, the chickens I give to the kites, the kites leave the jays, the jays leave the oak, the oak gives acorns, the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with the bristle I save my drowning comrade.'
The barn replied: 'The rats have the mastery over me; they gnaw me on every side — send them away.'
The grasshopper ran to the rats: 'Rats! Go away from the barn, and the barn will give me millet; the millet I give to the hen, the hen gives me chickens, the chickens I give to the kites, the kites leave the jays, the jays leave the oak, the oak gives acorns, the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with the bristle I save my drowning friend.'
The rats replied: 'The cats give us no peace; send them away.'
The grasshopper went to the cats: 'Cats! Go away from the rats, and the rats will leave the barn, the barn will give millet, the millet I give to the hen, the hen gives me chickens, the chickens I give to the kites, the kites leave the jays, the jays leave the oak, the oak gives acorns, the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with this bristle I shall save my drowning comrade.'
The cats replied: 'Feed us with milk.'
The grasshopper ran to the cow: 'Cow! Give me milk; the milk I shall give to the cats, the cats will leave the rats alone, the rats will leave the barn, the barn will give millet, the millet I give to the hen, the hen gives me chickens, the chickens I give to the kites, the kites leave the jays, the jays leave the oak, the oak gives acorns, the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with this bristle I shall save my drowning comrade.'
The cow replied: 'Feed me with grass.'
The grasshopper applied to the earth, and said: 'O earth! Give me grass; the grass I shall give to the cow, the cow will give me milk, the milk I shall give to the cats, then the cats will leave the rats alone, and the rats will leave the barn, the barn will give me millet, the millet I shall give to the hen, the hen will give me chickens, the chickens I shall give to the kites, then the kites will leave the jays, and the jays will leave the oak, the oak will give me acorns, the acorns I shall give to the sow, the sow will give me a bristle, and with this bristle I shall save my drowning friend.'
The earth gave the grass . . . and finally the grasshopper obtained the bristle, and hastened with it to his drowning friend, but, to his astonishment, the ant was quite dead when he pulled him out.
This story teaches that help is only valuable when it is given in time, that the earth alone refuses not to yield her gifts to him that asks, and that all other things exist only by reciprocal services.
CHAIN: bristle - sow/acorns - oak - jays - kites - chickens - hen/millet - barn - rats - cats/milk - cow/grass - earth
This story is classified as ATU 2021: Rooster and Hen, although the main characters are a grasshopper and an ant. There is a famous Aesop's fable which features a grasshopper and an ant; this is not that story. Instead, this grasshopper and this ant are comrades, although they are a mismatched pair, as you will see.
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The grasshopper and the ant became friends and entered into a compact of brotherhood, promising never to separate. They then set out on a journey, forgetful of the proverb that 'footman and horseman can never be comrades.'
Of the truth of this they had a proof on the very first day of their travels for, chancing to come to a brook which they had to ford, the grasshopper jumped over, while the poor ant was carried away by the stream.
The grasshopper thought for a moment how he could save his drowning companionand then cried: 'Catch hold of something, and I shall run and get help.'
The bright idea struck him of applying to the sow for one of her bristles to which the ant could attach herself while he pulled her out of the water.
The sow answered: 'Brother grasshopper, you know the proverb, "hand washes hand" — for three days I have eaten nothing, and am I to let people pull bristles out of me for nothing? Feed me with acorns, and then you can have as many bristles as you like.'
The grasshopper hurried off to the oak and said: 'Oak, oak, give me acorns; I give the acorns to the sow; the sow gives me a bristle, and with the bristle I save my drowning comrade.'
The oak answered: 'Those thievish jays give me no rest; they pull off my acorns — keep them off.'
The grasshopper ran to the jays, and said: 'Jays! Leave the oak, and the oak will give me acorns; the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with the bristle I save my drowning comrade.'
The jays answered: 'The kites pursue us; go and drive them off.'
The grasshopper ran to the kites, and said: 'Kites! Leave the jays, and the jays will leave the oak; the oak will give me acorns, the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with the bristle I save my drowning comrade.'
The kites answered: 'We are hungry; bring us chickens.'
The grasshopper ran to the hen, and said: 'Hen, give me chickens. The chickens I shall give to the kites, the kites leave the jays, the jays leave the oak, the oak gives acorns, the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with the bristle I save my drowning comrade.'
The hen replied: 'Feed me with millet.'
The grasshopper hastened to the barn: 'Barn, give me millet; the millet I give to the hen, the hen gives me chickens, the chickens I give to the kites, the kites leave the jays, the jays leave the oak, the oak gives acorns, the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with the bristle I save my drowning comrade.'
The barn replied: 'The rats have the mastery over me; they gnaw me on every side — send them away.'
The grasshopper ran to the rats: 'Rats! Go away from the barn, and the barn will give me millet; the millet I give to the hen, the hen gives me chickens, the chickens I give to the kites, the kites leave the jays, the jays leave the oak, the oak gives acorns, the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with the bristle I save my drowning friend.'
The rats replied: 'The cats give us no peace; send them away.'
The grasshopper went to the cats: 'Cats! Go away from the rats, and the rats will leave the barn, the barn will give millet, the millet I give to the hen, the hen gives me chickens, the chickens I give to the kites, the kites leave the jays, the jays leave the oak, the oak gives acorns, the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with this bristle I shall save my drowning comrade.'
The cats replied: 'Feed us with milk.'
The grasshopper ran to the cow: 'Cow! Give me milk; the milk I shall give to the cats, the cats will leave the rats alone, the rats will leave the barn, the barn will give millet, the millet I give to the hen, the hen gives me chickens, the chickens I give to the kites, the kites leave the jays, the jays leave the oak, the oak gives acorns, the acorns I give to the sow, the sow gives me a bristle, and with this bristle I shall save my drowning comrade.'
The cow replied: 'Feed me with grass.'
The grasshopper applied to the earth, and said: 'O earth! Give me grass; the grass I shall give to the cow, the cow will give me milk, the milk I shall give to the cats, then the cats will leave the rats alone, and the rats will leave the barn, the barn will give me millet, the millet I shall give to the hen, the hen will give me chickens, the chickens I shall give to the kites, then the kites will leave the jays, and the jays will leave the oak, the oak will give me acorns, the acorns I shall give to the sow, the sow will give me a bristle, and with this bristle I shall save my drowning friend.'
The earth gave the grass . . . and finally the grasshopper obtained the bristle, and hastened with it to his drowning friend, but, to his astonishment, the ant was quite dead when he pulled him out.
This story teaches that help is only valuable when it is given in time, that the earth alone refuses not to yield her gifts to him that asks, and that all other things exist only by reciprocal services.
CHAIN: bristle - sow/acorns - oak - jays - kites - chickens - hen/millet - barn - rats - cats/milk - cow/grass - earth
Dasent. The Cock and Hen A-Nutting
From Popular Tales From the Norse by George Webbe Dasent.
This is TMI Z32.1. The funeral procession of the hen = ATU 2021. See a similar version in Yule-tide Stories by Benjamin Thorpe (online at Hathi Trust): The Cock and the Hen in the Nut-Wood.
Once on a time the cock and the hen went out into the hazel-wood to pick nuts; and so the hen got a nutshell in her throat, and lay on her back, flapping her wings.
Off went the cock to fetch water for her; so he came to the Spring and said: 'Dear good friend Spring give me a drop of water, that I may give it to Dame Partlet, my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel- wood.'
But the Spring answered: 'You'll get no water from me until I get leaves from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Linden, and said: 'Dear good friend Linden, give me some of your leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, and the Spring'll give me water to give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no leaves from me', said the Linden, 'until I get a red ribbon with a golden edge from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Virgin Mary. 'Dear good Virgin Mary, give me a red ribbon with a golden edge, and I'll give the red ribbon to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, and the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door, in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no red ribbon from me', answered the Virgin Mary, 'until I get shoes from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Shoemaker and said
'Dear good friend Shoemaker, give me shoes, and I'll give the shoes to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no shoes from me', said the Shoemaker, 'until I get bristles from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Sow and said: 'Dear good friend Sow, give me bristles, the bristles I'll give to the Shoemaker, the Shoemaker'll give me shoes, the shoes I'll give to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no bristles from me', said the Sow, 'until I get corn from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Thresher and said: 'Dear good friend Thresher, give me corn, the corn I'll give to the Sow, the Sow'll give me bristles, the bristles I'll give to the Shoemaker, the Shoemaker'll give me shoes, the shoes I'll give to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll
give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no corn from me', said the Thresher, 'until I get a bannock from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Baker's wife and said: 'Dear good friend Mrs. Baker, give me a bannock, the bannock I'll give to the Thresher, the Thresher'll give me corn, the corn I'll give to the Sow, the Sow'll give me bristles, the bristles I'll give to the Shoemaker, the Shoemaker'll give me shoes, the shoes I'll give to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no bannock from me', said the Baker's wife, until I get wood from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Woodcutter and said: 'Dear good friend Woodcutter, give me wood, the wood I'll give to the Baker's wife, the Baker's wife'll give me a bannock, the bannock I'll give to the Thresher, the Thresher'll give me corn, the corn I'll give to the Sow, the Sow'll give me bristles, the bristles I'll give to the Shoemaker, the Shoemaker'll give me shoes, the shoes I'll give to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no wood from me', answered the Woodcutter, 'until I get an axe from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Smith and said: 'Dear good friend Smith, give me an axe, the axe I'll give to the Woodcutter, the Woodcutter'll give me wood, the wood I'll give to the Baker's wife, the Baker's wife'll give me a bannock, the bannock I'll give to the Thresher, the Thresher'll give me corn, the corn I'll give to the Sow, the Sow'll give me bristles, the bristles I'll give to the Shoemaker, the Shoemaker'll give me shoes, the shoes I'll give to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no axe from me', answered the Smith, 'until I get charcoal of you.'
So the Cock ran to the Charcoal-burner and said: 'Dear good friend Charcoal-burner, give me charcoal, the charcoal I'll give to the Smith, the Smith'll give me an axe, the axe I'll give to the Woodcutter, the Woodcutter'll give me wood, the wood I'll give to the Baker's wife, the Baker's wife'll give me a bannock, the bannock I'll give to the Thresher, the Thresher'll give me corn, the corn I'll give to the Sow, the Sow'll give me bristles, the bristles I'll give to the Shoemaker, the Shoemaker'll give me shoes, the shoes I'll give to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.
So the Charcoal-burner took pity on the Cock, and gave him a bit of charcoal, and then the Smith got his coal, and the Woodcutter his axe, and the Baker's wife her wood, and the Thresher his bannock, and the Sow her corn, and the Shoemaker his bristles, and the Virgin Mary her shoes, and the Linden its red ribbon with a golden edge, and the Spring its leaves, and the Cock his drop of water, and he gave it to Dame Partlet, his mate, who lay there at death's door in the hazel-wood, and so she got all right again.
This is TMI Z32.1. The funeral procession of the hen = ATU 2021. See a similar version in Yule-tide Stories by Benjamin Thorpe (online at Hathi Trust): The Cock and the Hen in the Nut-Wood.
Once on a time the cock and the hen went out into the hazel-wood to pick nuts; and so the hen got a nutshell in her throat, and lay on her back, flapping her wings.
Off went the cock to fetch water for her; so he came to the Spring and said: 'Dear good friend Spring give me a drop of water, that I may give it to Dame Partlet, my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel- wood.'
But the Spring answered: 'You'll get no water from me until I get leaves from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Linden, and said: 'Dear good friend Linden, give me some of your leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, and the Spring'll give me water to give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no leaves from me', said the Linden, 'until I get a red ribbon with a golden edge from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Virgin Mary. 'Dear good Virgin Mary, give me a red ribbon with a golden edge, and I'll give the red ribbon to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, and the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door, in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no red ribbon from me', answered the Virgin Mary, 'until I get shoes from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Shoemaker and said
'Dear good friend Shoemaker, give me shoes, and I'll give the shoes to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no shoes from me', said the Shoemaker, 'until I get bristles from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Sow and said: 'Dear good friend Sow, give me bristles, the bristles I'll give to the Shoemaker, the Shoemaker'll give me shoes, the shoes I'll give to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no bristles from me', said the Sow, 'until I get corn from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Thresher and said: 'Dear good friend Thresher, give me corn, the corn I'll give to the Sow, the Sow'll give me bristles, the bristles I'll give to the Shoemaker, the Shoemaker'll give me shoes, the shoes I'll give to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll
give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no corn from me', said the Thresher, 'until I get a bannock from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Baker's wife and said: 'Dear good friend Mrs. Baker, give me a bannock, the bannock I'll give to the Thresher, the Thresher'll give me corn, the corn I'll give to the Sow, the Sow'll give me bristles, the bristles I'll give to the Shoemaker, the Shoemaker'll give me shoes, the shoes I'll give to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no bannock from me', said the Baker's wife, until I get wood from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Woodcutter and said: 'Dear good friend Woodcutter, give me wood, the wood I'll give to the Baker's wife, the Baker's wife'll give me a bannock, the bannock I'll give to the Thresher, the Thresher'll give me corn, the corn I'll give to the Sow, the Sow'll give me bristles, the bristles I'll give to the Shoemaker, the Shoemaker'll give me shoes, the shoes I'll give to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no wood from me', answered the Woodcutter, 'until I get an axe from you.'
So the Cock ran to the Smith and said: 'Dear good friend Smith, give me an axe, the axe I'll give to the Woodcutter, the Woodcutter'll give me wood, the wood I'll give to the Baker's wife, the Baker's wife'll give me a bannock, the bannock I'll give to the Thresher, the Thresher'll give me corn, the corn I'll give to the Sow, the Sow'll give me bristles, the bristles I'll give to the Shoemaker, the Shoemaker'll give me shoes, the shoes I'll give to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.'
'You'll get no axe from me', answered the Smith, 'until I get charcoal of you.'
So the Cock ran to the Charcoal-burner and said: 'Dear good friend Charcoal-burner, give me charcoal, the charcoal I'll give to the Smith, the Smith'll give me an axe, the axe I'll give to the Woodcutter, the Woodcutter'll give me wood, the wood I'll give to the Baker's wife, the Baker's wife'll give me a bannock, the bannock I'll give to the Thresher, the Thresher'll give me corn, the corn I'll give to the Sow, the Sow'll give me bristles, the bristles I'll give to the Shoemaker, the Shoemaker'll give me shoes, the shoes I'll give to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood.
So the Charcoal-burner took pity on the Cock, and gave him a bit of charcoal, and then the Smith got his coal, and the Woodcutter his axe, and the Baker's wife her wood, and the Thresher his bannock, and the Sow her corn, and the Shoemaker his bristles, and the Virgin Mary her shoes, and the Linden its red ribbon with a golden edge, and the Spring its leaves, and the Cock his drop of water, and he gave it to Dame Partlet, his mate, who lay there at death's door in the hazel-wood, and so she got all right again.
ATU 2021. The Rooster and the Hen
At this site:
Dasent. The Cock and Hen A-Nutting
Wardrop. The Grasshopper and the Ant
(more to come!)
ATU 2021. The Rooster and the Hen. A hen (rooster, cat, other animal, young woman) has a nut (cherry pit, a corn, etc.) stuck in her throat (dies in some other way). A rooster goes to get water for the hen to drink, but the water sends him to get red silk from a bride first. The bride sends him to get a wreath, etc.
Or, the rooster asks for help from various animals (pig, cow, etc.) people (miller, baker, shoemaker, etc.) and/or objects (river, tree, etc.). When the rooster comes back with the water, the hen is already dead.
The rooster buries the hen and then dies from grief. (The hen who had been choking is bumped and the nut becomes dislodged from her throat.)
Z32.1 [ATU 2021] The funeral procession of the hen. Animals one by one join the procession. The funeral carriage breaks down or the procession drowns.
ATU 2021B. The Rooster Strikes Out the Hen's Eye
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Afanasjev. Rooster and Hen
Z43.2 The cock strikes out the hen's eye with a nut. The cock blames the hazel bush for tearing its knickers, the hazel bush the goat for gnawing at it, the goat the shepherd-boy for not tending it, the boy his mistress for not baking him a bun, the mistress the pig for eating up the dough, the pig the wolf for killing its young.
ATU 2021B: A rooster throws a nut that strikes out the hen's eye. He blames the hazelnut bush, because it tore his pants. The bush blames the goat for eating its leaves. The goat blames the herdsman who did not give him good pasture; the herdsman blames his master for not giving him enough to eat, etc.
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