| Guerrino and the Savage Man | |
|---|---|
| Folk tale | |
| Name | Guerrino and the Savage Man |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 502, "The Wild Man as a Helper" |
| Country | Italy |
| Published in | The Facetious Nights of Straparola |
Guerrino and the Savage Man is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giovanni Francesco Straparola in The Facetious Nights of Straparola.[1]
It is Aarne-Thompson type 502 titled "The Wild Man as a Helper" and is the oldest known written variant of it.[2] Other tales of this type include Iron John and Georgic and Merlin.