ATU 1640

Tale Summary There was once a castellan who had never married because he had once dreamed of such a lovely and charming woman that he had never found her equal on earth. One day, while on a journey, he found lodging in a small garden house, and

Tale Summary   There was once a tailor who used his sword to kill some flies that were annoying him.  Impressed that he had killed seven at once, he wrote with chalk on his hat: “Seven with One Blow!”. A kitchen boy read the words and

Tale Summary There was once a little tailor, who one summer day set aside bread with jam for his lunch. Noticing a number of flies on his lunch, the tailor brought a leather strap down on it, killing twelve instantly. Mighty proud, he stitched a

Tale Summary A tailor sits at home and while making a vest kills seven flies at once with a cloth. Impressed by his actions he makes a belt saying, “seven at one stroke” and leaves for the city to make money on his accomplishment. While travelling,