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The Owl (fairy tale)

German fairy tale

Field	Value
Folk_Tale_Name	The Owl
Aarne-Thompson Grouping	ATU 1281
Country	Germany
Published_In	Grimms' Fairy Tales

|Aarne-Thompson Grouping = ATU 1281

It is Aarne-Thompson type 1281, Burning the Barn to Destroy an Unknown Animal.

Synopsis

In the story, a horned owl flies into a barn owned by a local at the nearby town. The owl quickly frightens all of the townspeople who try to enter the barn. The same day, a man known for his courage and bravery in warlike skills announces to the populace that they are "all acting like women". He then ventures into the barn with a spear. The owl hoots at him, and he flees in terror. The townspeople finally come up with the decision to burn the barn down and be rid of the owl forever.

References

Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, ''Household Tales'', [http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/174owl.html "The Owl"]
[[D.L. Ashliman]], "[http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimmtales.html The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales (Grimms' Fairy Tales)]"

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