In his 1987 guide to folktales, folklorist D. L. Ashliman classified the tale, according to the international Aarne-Thompson Index, as type AaTh 511A, "The Little Red Ox".
In his 1987 guide to folktales, folklorist D. L. Ashliman categorized the tale according to the international Aarne-Thompson Index as type AaTh 511A, "The Little Red Ox".