The Owl (fairy tale)

The Owl
The Owl
Folk tale
Name	The Owl
Aarne–Thompson grouping	ATU 1281
Country	Germany
Published in	Grimms' Fairy Tales

NameThe Owl

Aarne–Thompson groupingATU 1281

CountryGermany

Published inGrimms' Fairy Tales

"The Owl" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales, number 174.^[1]

It is Aarne-Thompson type 1281, Burning the Barn to Destroy an Unknown Animal.^[2]

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v t e The Brothers Grimm
Jacob Grimm · Wilhelm Grimm
Works	Grimms' Fairy Tales Deutsche Sagen Deutsche Mythologie Deutsches Wörterbuch
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