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ATU-AT-Motif: Tales of Magic 300 - 559

Tales of Magic - Supernatural Adversaries 300 - 321D

This page shows how Thompson, AT, and ATU classifications are related. Go here for the full-text of the tales. 
     
ATU Classification Type ATU Classification Type Thompson Motif
     
     
ATU 300 The Dragon-Slayer AT 300 The Dragon-Slayer B312.2.2. Helpful animals obtained by exchange.
    B11.2.3.1.2.3.1. Seven-headed dragon.
    B11.10.10. Sacrifice of human being to dragon.
    T68.1.1. Princess offered as prize to rescuer.
    D1975. Dragon-fighter's magic sleep.
    D1978.2.2. Waking from magic sleep by letting tear fall on sleeper.
    B11.11.11. Fight with dragon.
    H105.1.1. Dragon-tongue proof.
    K1932. Impostors claim reward (prize) earned by hero
    H151.2.2. Attention drawn by helpful animal's theft of food from wedding table; recognition follows.
    H83. Rescue tokens.
ATU 301 Three Stolen Princesses AT 301 Rescuing Three Underground Princesses H1385.1.1. Quest for stolen princess.
    F102.1.1. Hero shoots monster (or animal) and follows it into lower world.
    B631. Human offspring from marriage to animal.
    F601. Extraordinary companions.
    F451.5.2.5.2. Malevolent dwarf.
    F92. Pit entrance to lower world.
    F96. Rope to lower world.
    R111.2.1.2.1. Princess(es) rescued from lower world.
    K1931.2.2. Impostors abandon hero in lower world.
    K1933. Impostor forces oath of secrecy.
    B322.1.1. Hero feeds own flesh to helpful animal.
    H80. Identification by tokens.
    Q262. Impostor punished.
    L161. Lowly hero marries princess.
ATU 301 Three Stolen Princesses AT 301A Quest for Vanished Princesses (now ATU 301) R111.2.1.2.1. Princess(es) rescued from lower world.
ATU 301 Three Stolen Princesses AT 301B Strong Man and his Companion Rescue Princesses (now ATU 301) R111.2.1.2.1. Princess(es) rescued from lower world.
ATU 301D* Princess's Ring AT 301D* Dragons Ravish Princesses T68.1.1. Princess offered as prize to rescuer.
    B11.11.11. Fight with dragon.
    H94. Identification by ring.
ATU 302 Ogre's (Devil's) Heart in the Egg AT 302 The Giant Whose Heart Was In an Egg E710. External soul.
    B393. Animals grateful for shelter.
    B500. Magic power from animals.
    D1834. Magic strength from helpful animal.
    R11.1.1. Princess (maiden) abducted by monster (ogre).
    D152.2.2. Transformation: man to eagle.
    D182.2.2. Transformation: man to ant.
    K975.2.2. Secret of external soul learned by deception.
    B571.1.1. Animals help man overcome monster with external soul.
ATU 302B Life Dependent on a Sword AT 302B Hero Whose Life in His Sword E711.10.10. Soul in sword.
    T11.2.2. Love through sight of picture.
ATU 303 The Twins or Blood-Brothers AT 303 The Blood Brothers T511.5.1.5.1. Conception from eating fish.
    T589.7.1.7.1. Simultaneous birth of (domestic) animal and child.
    E761. Life token.
    R111.1.3.1.3. Rescue of princess (maiden) from dragon.
    D231. Transformation: man to stone.
    K1311.1.1. Husband's twin brother mistaken by woman for her husband.
    T351. Sword of chastity
    N342.3.3. Jealous and overhasty man kills his rescuing twin brother. *
    B512. Medicine shown by animal.
ATU 303A Brothers Seek Sisters as Wives AT 303A Seven Brides for Seven Brothers T69.1.1. 100 brothers seek 100 sisters as wives.
    D231. Transformation: man to stone
    E715.1.1. Separable soul in bird.
    R155.1.1. Youngest brother rescues his elder brothers.
ATU 304 Dangerous Night-Watch AT 304 The Huntsman F661.1.1. Skillful marksman shoots meat from giant's hands.
    K912. Robbers' (giants') heads cut off one by one as they enter house.
    N711.2.2. Hero finds maiden in (magic) castle.
    H81.1.1.1.1. Hero takes token from sleeping princess.
    H81. Clandestine lover recognized by tokens.
ATU 305 Dragon's Heart-Blood as Remedy AT 305 Dragon's Heart-Blood as Remedy
D1500.1.7.3.3.1.7.3.3. Dragon's heart-blood as remedy.
ATU 306 The Danced-out Shoes AT 306 Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces H508.2.2. Bride offered to man who can find answer to question.
    D1980. Magic invisibility.
    K625.1.1. Escape of girl foiled by hero's refusal to take narcotic.
    D2131. Magic underground journey.
    F1015.1.1.1.1. The danced-out shoes
    H80. Identification by tokens.
    L161. Lowly hero marries princess.
ATU 307 The Princess in the Coffin AT 307 The Vampire Princess C758.1.1. Monster born because of hasty (inconsiderate) wish of parents.
    E251. Vampire.
    N825.2.2. Old man helper.
    D791.1.7.1.7. Disenchantment at cock crow.
ATU 310 Maiden in the Tower AT 310 Rapunzel G279.2.2. Theft from witch.
    S221.1.1. Bankrupt father sells his daughters in marriage to animals.
    G204. Girl in service of witch.
    R41.2.2. Captivity in tower.
    F848.1.1. Girl's long hair as ladder into tower.
    F555. Remarkable hair.
    N455. Overheard (human) conversation.
    D642.7.7. Transformation to elude pursuers.
ATU 311 Rescue by the Sister AT 311 Heroine Rescues Herself and her Sisters R11.1.1. Princess (maiden) abducted by monster (ogre).
    C611. Forbidden chamber
    C913. Bloody key as sign of disobedience
    R157.1.1. Youngest sister rescues elder.
    G561. Ogre tricked into carrying his prisoners home in bag on his own back.
    K525. Escape by use of substituted object.
ATU 312 Maiden-Killer AT 312 Bluebeard C611. Forbidden chamber.
    C920. Death for breaking tabu.
    K555. Executioner kept busy or interested until rescue comes.
    G551.1.1. Rescue of sister from ogre by brother.
ATU 312D Rescue by the Brother AT 312D Hero Rescues His Brother and Sister T511.3.3. Conception from eating vegetable.
    F611.1.1. Strong man's birth
ATU 313 The Magic Flight AT 313 Girl Helps the Hero Flee H335.0.1.0.1. Bride helps suitor perform his tasks.
    D1611. Magic object answers for fugitive.
    D671. Transformation flight.
    D672. Obstacle flight.
    D2003. Forgotten fiancée.
    D2006.1.1. Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory.
    D2006.1.4.1.4. Forgotten fiancée buys place in husband's bed and reawakens his memory.
ATU 314 Goldener AT 314 The Golden-Haired Boy and His Magic Horse B316. Abused and pampered horses.
    C912. Hair turns to gold as punishment in forbidden chamber.
    K1816.1.1. Gardener disguise
    C495.1.1. All questions to be answered, "I don't know"
    H75.4.4. Recognition by golden hair.
    T91.6.4.6.4. Princess falls in love with lowly boy
    T55.1.1. Princess declares her love for lowly hero.
    L113.1.0.1.1.0.1. Heroine endures hardships with menial husband.
    H56. Recognition by wound.
ATU 315 The Faithless Sister AT 315 The Treacherous Sister F615. Strong man evades death.
    K2212.0.2.0.2. Treacherous sister as mistress of robber (giant) plots against brother.
    R111.1.1. Princess (maiden) rescued from captor.
    L161. Lowly hero marries princess.
ATU 315A The Cannibal Sister AT 315A Cannibal Sister G346. Devastating monster.
    R251. Flight on a tree, which ogre tries to cut down.
    B524.1.1.1.1. Dogs kill attacking cannibal (dragon).
ATU 316 The Nix of the Mill-Pond AT 316 The Nixie in the Pond F420.1.2.1.2. Water-spirit as woman (water-nymph, water-nix).
    S240. Children unwittingly promised (sold)
    F420.5.2.2.5.2.2. Water-spirits kidnap mortals and keep them under water.
    R152. Wife rescues husband.
ATU 317 The Tree That Grows uo tp the Sky AT 317 The Princess and the Sky-tree F54.1.1. Tree stretches to sky.
    B11.11.11. Fight with dragon.
ATU 318 The Faithless Wife AT 318 The Faithless Wife K2111. Potiphar's wife.
ATU 321 Eyes Recovered from Witch AT 321 Won Back the Eyes from the Witch D2161.3.1.1.3.1.1. Eyes torn out magically replaced.

Tales of Magic - Supernatural Adversaries 325 - 399

ATU 325 The Magician and his Pupil AT 325 The Magician and his Pupil D1711.0.1.0.1. Magician's apprentice
    H161. Recognition of transformed person among identical companions.
    L142.2.2. Pupil surpasses magician.
ATU 325* Sorcerer's Apprentice AT 325* Sorcerer's Apprentice and the Demon D1711.0.1.0.1. Magician's apprentice
ATU 326 The Youth Who Wanted to Learn What Fear Is AT 326 The Youth Who Set Out to  Learn Fear H1376.2.2. Quest: learning what fear is.
    H1441. Fearless hero frightened by being awakened with cold water.
ATU 326A* Soul Released from Torment AT 326A* Releasing a Soul from Torment H1411. Fear test: staying in haunted house.
ATU 326B* The Youth and the Corpse AT 326B* Robbers Frightened by a Corpse K335.1.10.1.10. Robbers frightened by pretended cannibalism.
ATU 327 The Children and the Ogre AT 327 The Children and the Ogre  
ATU 327A Hansel and Gretel AT 327A Hansel and Gretel S321. Destitute parents abandon children
    R135. Abandoned children (wife, etc.) find way back by clue (bread-crumb, grain, pebble, etc.).
    R135.1.1. Crumb (grain) trail eaten by birds.
    G412.1.1. Ogre's gingerbread house lures child.
    G82. Cannibal fattens victim.
    G82.1.1.1.1. Captive sticks out bone instead of finger when cannibal tries to test his fatness.
    G512.3.2.3.2. Ogre burned in his own oven.
ATU 327B The Brothers and the Ogre AT 327B Small Boy Defeats the Ogre K1611. Substituted caps cause ogre to kill his own children.
ATU 327C The Devil (Witch) Carries the Hero Home in a Sack AT 3227C Witch Carries the Boy Home in a Sack G526. Ogre deceived by feigned ignorance of hero
    G61. Relative's flesh eaten unwittingly.
ATU 327F Witch and the Fisher Boy AT 327F Witch and the Fisher Boy K1832. Disguise by changing voice.
    G512.3.2.1.3.2.1. Ogre's wife (daughter) burned in his own oven.
ATU 327G Brothers at the Witch's House AT 327G Boy Kills the Ogre's Daughter G512.3.2.1.3.2.1. Ogre's wife (daughter) burned in his own oven.
    K335.1.2.1.1.2.1. Corpse thrown among robbers frightens them from treasure.
ATU 328 Boy Steals the Ogre's Treasure AT 328 Boy Steals the Ogre's  Treasures H1151. Theft as a task
    H1172. Task: bringing an ogre to court.
    H1172. Task: bringing an ogre to court.
ATU 328A Jack and the Beanstalk AT 328A Jack and the Beanstalk F54.2.2. Plant grows to sky.
    G84. Fee-fi-fo-fum.
    B103.2.1.2.1. Treasure-laying bird.
    D1601.18.18. Self-playing musical instruments.
ATU 328A* Three Brothers Steal Back Sun, Moon, and Stars AT 328A* Three Brothers Restore Sun, Moon, and Stars  
ATU 329 Hiding from the Princess AT 329 Hiding from the Princess H321. Suitor test: hiding from princess
    D641. Transformation to reach difficult place.
ATU 330 The Smith and the Devil AT 330 The Smith Outwits the Devil M211. Man sells soul to devil.
    Q115. Reward: any boon that may be asked.
    J2071. Three foolish wishes.
    Z111.2.2.2.2. Death (demons) glued to chair
    K213. Devil pounded in knapsack until he releases man.
    Q565. Man admitted to neither heaven nor hell
    K2371.1.3.1.3. Heaven entered by trick: "wishing sack" thrown in.
ATU 330 The Smith and the Devil AT 330* Heaven Entered by a Trick (now ATU 330) K2371.1.3.1.3. Heaven entered by trick: "wishing sack" thrown in.
ATU 330 The Smith and the Devil AT 330A Smith's Three Wishes (now ATU 330) J2071. Three foolish wishes.
ATU 330 The Smith and the Devil AT 330B Devil in the Sack (now ATU 330) K213. Devil pounded in knapsack until he releases man.
ATU 330 The Smith and the Devil AT 330C Winning Cards (now ATU 330) N221. Man granted power of winning at cards
ATU 330 The Smith and the Devil AT 330D Misery Stuck on Earth (now ATU 330) D1413.1.3.1.3. Fig tree from which one cannot descend
ATU 331 The Spirit in the Bottle AT 331 The Demon in the Bottle R181. Demon enclosed in bottle released.
    K717. Deception into bottle (vessel).
ATU 332 Godfather Death AT 332 Godfather Death J486. Death preferred above God and Justice.
    D1825.3.1.3.1. Magic power of seeing Death at head or foot of bed and thus forecasting progress of sickness
    K557. Death cheated by moving bed.
ATU 333 Little Red Riding Hood AT 333 Little Red Riding Hood J21.5.5. "Do not leave the highway"
    Z18.1.1. What makes your ears so big? -- To hear the better, my child, etc
    K2011. Wolf poses as "grandmother" and kills child
    F913. Victims rescued from swallower's belly.
    Q426. Wolf cut open and filled with stones as punishment.
ATU 333 Little Red Riding Hood AT 333A Wolf and the Greedy Girl (now ATU 333) K1044. Dupe induced to eat filth (dung).
ATU 334 Household of the Witch AT 334 At the Witch's House G11.3.3. Cannibal witch
ATU 335 Death' Messengers AT 335 Death' Messengers J1051. Death's three messengers.
ATU 360 Bargain of the Three Brothers and the Devil AT 360 The Three Apprentices and the Devil C495.2.2. "We three" -- "For gold" -- "That is right".
   
K217. Devil gets another soul instead of one bargained for.
ATU 361 Bear-skin AT 361 The Man Who Did not Wash for Seven Years M211. Man sells soul to devil.
    C721. Tabu: bathing.
    C723.1.1. Tabu: combing hair during certain time.
    L54.1.1. Youngest daughter agrees to marry a monster; later the sisters are jealous
ATU 363 The Corpse-Eater AT 363 The Vampire Suitor G20. Ghouls. Persons eat corpses.
ATU 365 Dead Bridegroom Carries off His Bride AT 365 Dead Bridegroom Claims His Bride E215. The Dead Rider (Lenore).
ATU 366 The Man from the Gallows AT 366 The Corpse Claims it Property E235.4.4. Return from dead to punish theft of part of corpse.

Tales of Magic - Supernatural or Enchanted Wife (Husband) or Other Relative 400-459

ATU Classification Type  AT Classification Type  Thompson Motif
     
ATU 400 Man on a Quest for His Lost Wife AT  400 The Quest for a Lost Bride H1385.3. Quest for vanished wife (mistress).
    N681. Husband (lover) arrives home just as wife (mistress) is to marry another.
    D361.1. Swan Maiden
    D721.2. Disenchantment by hiding skin (covering)
    D361.1.1. Swan Maiden finds her hidden wings and resumes her form.
    D758.1. Disenchantment by three nights' silence under punishment.
  AT  400* Swan Maiden (now ATU 400) B652.1. Marriage to swan-maiden.
  AT  401 The Girl Transformed into an Animal (now ATU 400)  
  AT  401A Enchanted Princess in Her Castle (now ATU 400)  
ATU 402 The Animal Bride AT  402 The Animal Bride H1210.1. Quest assigned by father.
    H1242. Youngest brother alone succeeds on quest.
    H1301.1. Quest for the most beautiful bride.
    D711. Disenchantment by decapitation.
ATU 402A* Princess Transformed into a Toad AT  402A* Serpent Princess D735. Disenchantment by kiss.
ATU 403 The Black and the White Bride AT  403 The Black and the White Bride S31. Cruel stepmother.
    H1023.3. Task: bringing berries (fruit, roses) in winter.
    D1860. Magic beautification.
    D1454.2. Treasure falls from mouth.
    D1870. Magic hideousness
    M431.2. Curse: toads from mouth.
    S432. Cast-off wife thrown into water.
    K1911. The false bride (substituted bride)
    D161.2. Transformation: man to goose.
    Q261. Treachery punished.
ATU 405 Jorinde and Joringel AT  405 Jorinde and Joringel D683.2. Transformation by witch (sorceress).
    D771. Disenchantment by use of magic object.
ATU 407 The Girl as a Flower AT  407 The Girl as a Flower D212. Transformation: man (woman) to flower.
    D711.4. Disenchantment from flower by breaking stalk.
    T100. Marriage.
ATU 407 The Girl as a Flower AT  407A Myrtle Child (now ATU 407)  
ATU 407 The Girl as a Flower AT  407B Woman who Married Death (now ATU 407)  
ATU 408 The Three Oranges AT  408 The Love of Three Oranges S375. Old woman's maledictions inform abandoned hero of his parentage and future.
    D721.5. Disenchantment from fruit (flower) by opening it.
    J1791. Reflection in water thought to be the original of the thing reflected.
    K1911.2.2. True bride pushed into water by false.
    D610. Repeated transformation.
    K1911.3. Reinstatement of true bride.
ATU 409 The Girl as Wolf AT  409 The Girl as Wolf D113.1. Transformation: man to wolf.
    D721. Disenchantment by removing skin (or covering)
    Q261. Treachery punished
ATU 409A The Girl as Goat AT  409A The Chicken Bride T554. Woman gives birth to animal.
ATU 410 Sleeping Beauty AT  410 Sleeping Beauty B211.7.1. Speaking frog.
    F361.1.1. Fairy takes revenge for not being invited to feast.
    G269.4. Curse by disappointed witch.
    M341.2.13. Prophecy: death through spindle wound.
    M370. Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy.
    D1364.17. Spindle causes magic sleep.
    D1967.1. Person in magic sleep surrounded by protecting hedge
    N711.2. Hero finds maiden in (magic) castle.
    D1978.5. Waking from magic sleep by kiss.
ATU 412 Maiden with a Separable Soul in a Necklace AT  412 Girl Whose Soul was in her Necklace E711.4. Soul in necklace.
     
ATU 413 Stolen Clothing AT  413 Marriage by Stealing Clothing Z211. Dreadnaughts - do something warned against
    K1335. Seduction (or wooing) by stealing clothes of bathing girl (swan maiden).
    C311. Tabu: seeing the supernatural.
    E121.5. Resuscitation by holy man (priest, etc.).
ATU 425A The Animal as Bridegroom AT  425A Animal Bridegroom L221. Modest request: present from the journey
    S241. Child unwittingly promised: "first thing you meet."
    C757.1. Tabu: destroying animal skin of enchanted person too soon.
    C32.1. Tabu: looking at supernatural husband.
    C32.1. Tabu: looking at supernatural husband.
    H1385.4. Quest for vanished husband.
    H1232. Directions on quest given by sun, moon, wind, and stars.
    Q482.1. Princess serves as menial.
    D2006.1.4. Forgotten fiancée buys place in husband's bed and reawakens his memory.
ATU 425C Beauty and the Beast AT  425C Beauty and the Beast L221. Modest request: present from the journey.
    C761.2. Tabu: staying too long at home.
    D735.1. Beauty and the beast. disenchantment by kiss
ATU 425D The Vanished Husband AT  425D Wife finds her Lost Husband by Keeping an Inn C932. Loss of wife (husband) for breaking tabu.
    H11.1.1. Recognition at inn (hospital, etc.) where all must tell their life histories.
ATU 425D The Vanished Husband AT  425F The Thieving Bird (now ATU 425D) D150. Transformation: man to bird.
    D753. Disenchantment by accomplishment of tasks
ATU 425A The Animal as Bridegroom AT  425G Servant Takes the Sleeping Heroines Place (now ATU 425A)  
ATU 425B Son of the Witch AT  425J Heroine Serves in Hell for her Bridegroom (now ATU 425B) Cupid and Psyche
ATU 425E Enchanted Husband Sings Lullaby AT  425L Husband with a Lock in his Navel (now ATU 425E) C611. †C611. Forbidden chamber.
ATU 425B Son of the Witch AT  425N Bird Husband (now ATU 425B) NA
ATU 426 Two Girls, the Bear, and the Dwarf ( Snow White and Rose Red) AT 426 Two Girls, the Bear, and the Dwarf F451.5.2.1. Ungrateful dwarf.
    D763. Disenchantment by destroying enchanter.
ATU 430 Donkey AT 430 Donkey Bridegroom T554. Woman gives birth to animal.
    641.4. Marriage to person in ass form.
    D721.3. Disenchantment by destroying skin (covering).
ATU 431 The House in the Forest AT  431 The House in the Forest D1890. Magic aging.
    Q2. Kind and unkind.
    L54. Compassionate youngest daughter.
    L162. Lowly heroine marries prince (king).
ATU 432 The Prince as a Bird AT  432 The Prince as a Bird L221. Modest request: present from the journey
    D641.1. Lover as bird visits mistress.
    K2212.1. Treacherous stepsisters.
    S181. Wounding by trapping with sharp knives (glass).
    K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes.
    H1385.5. Quest for vanished lover.
    N452. Secret remedy overheard in conversation of animals (witches).
    N452. Secret remedy overheard in conversation of animals (witches).
ATU 433B King Lindorm AT  433A Serpent Carries his Bride to His Castle (now ATU 433B) T554.7. Woman gives birth to a snake.
 433B King Lindorm AT  433B King Lindorm D766. Disenchantment by liquid.
    Transformation: man to bird
ATU 434 Stolen Jewelry AT  434 Stolen Mirror T24.1. Love-sickness.
    H1385.5. Quest for vanished lover.
    H1233.1. Old person as helper on quest.
    D700. Person disenchanted.
ATU 440 The Frog King or Iron Henry AT  440 The Frog King C41.2. Tabu: letting ball fall into water.
    B211.7.1. Speaking frog.
    S215.1. Girl promises herself to animal suitor.
    D789. Other means of disenchantment.
    F875. Iron bands around heart to keep it from breaking.
ATU 441 Hans My Hedgehog AT  441 Hans My Hedgehog C758.1. Monster born because of hasty (inconsiderate) wish of parents.
    T554. Woman gives birth to animal.
    S226. Child promised to devil for directions out of woods when father is lost.
    B641.5. Marriage to person in hedgehog form.
    D721.3. Disenchantment by destroying skin (covering).
ATU 442 The Old Woman in the Forest AT 442 The Old Woman in the Forest D1076. Magic ring.
    D431.2. Transformation: tree to person.
    L162. Lowly heroine marries prince (king).
ATU 444* Enchanted Prince Disenchanted AT  444D* Cat Husband (now ATU 444*) NA
ATU 444* Enchanted Prince Disenchanted AT  444* Enchanted Princes D100. Transformation: man to animal.
    D700. Person disenchanted.
ATU 449 Sidi Numan AT  449 The Queen's Dog D141. Transformation: man to dog
    D700. Person disenchanted.
    D132.1. Transformation: man to ass. (woman)
ATU 450 Little Brother and Little Sister AT  450 Little Brother, Little Sister S31. Cruel stepmother.
    D555. Transformation by drinking.
    D114.1.1. Transformation: man to deer.
    P253.2. Sister faithful to transformed brother.
    N711.1. King (prince) finds maiden in woods (tree) and marries her.
    K1911.1.2. False bride takes true bride's place when child is born.
    D150. Transformation: man to bird.
    D688. Transformed mother suckles child.
    H13. Recognition by overheard conversation (usually with animals or objects).
 451 The Maiden who Seeks Her Brothers AT 451  The Brothers who were Turned into Birds P253.0.5. One sister and six (seven, eleven, twelve) brothers.
    P253.2. Sister faithful to transformed brother.
    D161.1. Transformation: man to swan
    D758. Disenchantment by maintaining silence
    D753.1. Disenchantment by sewing shirts for enchanted brothers.
    K2116.1.1. Innocent woman accused of killing her new-born children.

Tales of Magic - Supernatural Tasks 460-499

ATU Classification Type  AT Classification Type  Thompson Motif
     
ATU 460A Journey to God (Fortune) AT 461A Man Journeys to God Seeking Advice (now ATU 460A) J1262.5. †J1262.5. Parishioner hears preacher say that alms are returned "100 to 1".
    H1291. †H1291. Questions asked on way to other world.
    H1292. †H1292. Answers found in other world to questions propounded on the way.
ATU 460B Journey in Search of Fortune AT 460B Journey in Search of Luck H1281. †H1281. Quest to Fortune to seek fortune.
    N127.0.1. †N127.0.1. Different kinds of luck attending persons born on the several days of the week.
ATU 461 Three Hairs from the Devil's Beard AT 461 Three Hairs from the Devil H1273.2. †H1273.2. Quest for three hairs from devil's beard.
    H1291. †H1291. Questions asked on way to other world.
    G530.1. †G530.1. Help from ogre's wife (mistress).
    Q521.5. †Q521.5. Penance: ferryman setting people over a stream until relieved by another.
    A1111. †A1111. Impounded water.
    P413.1.1. †P413.1.1. Ferryman puts oar into king's hand and he must remain ferryman.
ATU 460A Journey to God AT 461A Man Journeys to God Seeking Advice (now ATU 460A)  
ATU 462 The Outcast Queens and the Ogress Queen AT 462 The Outcast Queens and the Ogress Queen G405. †G405. Man on hunt falls into ogre's (witch's) power.
    G264. †G264. La Belle Dame Sans Merci.
    S435. †S435. Cast-off wife abandoned in pit.
    S438. †S438. Abandoned queen blinded.
    L71. †L71. Only the youngest of group of imprisoned women refuses to eat her newborn child.
    K511. †K511. Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution
ATU 465 Man Persecuted because of his Beautiful Wife AT 465 King Tries to Steal Poor Man's Wife B642. †B642. Marriage to person in bird form
    D721.3. †D721.3. Disenchantment by destroying skin (covering).
    H911. †H911. Tasks assigned at suggestion of jealous rivals.
    H931. †H931. Tasks assigned in order to get rid of hero
    H1335. †H1335. Quest for the living harp.
    H1090. †H1090. Tasks requiring miraculous speed.
    H1023.3. †H1023.3. Task: bringing berries (fruit, roses) in winter.
    H1233.2.1. †H1233.2.1. Quest accomplished with aid of wife.
    H931. †H931. Tasks assigned in order to get rid of hero
ATU 465 Man Persecuted because of his Beautiful Wife AT 465A Quest for the Unknown (now ATU 465)  
ATU 465 Man Persecuted because of his Beautiful Wife AT 465B Quest for the Living Harp (now ATU 465)  
ATU 465 Man Persecuted because of his Beautiful Wife AT 465C Journey to the Other World (now ATU 465)  
ATU 317 The Tree That Grows uo tp the Sky AT 468 Princess in the Tree that Reached the Sky (now ATU 317) F54.1. †F54.1. Tree stretches to sky
ATU 317 The Tree That Grows uo tp the Sky AT 468 Princess in the Tree that Reached the Sky (now ATU 317) B11.11. †B11.11. Fight with dragon.
ATU 470 Friends in Life and Death AT 470 Friends in Life and Death M253. †M253. Friends in life and death.
    E238. †E238. Dinner with the dead.
    F171.2. †F171.2. Broad and narrow road in otherworld.
    F171.1. †F171.1. Fat and lean kine in otherworld.
    D2011. †D2011. Years thought days
ATU 470A The Offended Skull AT 470A Skeleton Invited to Dinner E238. †E238. Dinner with the dead
    C13. †C13. The offended skull (statue) (Festin de Pierre).
ATU 470B Land Where No One Dies AT 470* Returning from the Land of the Immortals (now ATU 470B) F116. †F116. Journey to the Land of the Immortals.
ATU 471 The Bridge to the Otherworld AT 471 The Bridge to the Other World H1385.6. †H1385.6. Quest for lost sister
    H1251. †H1251. Quest to other world for samples of magic animals' food.
    E481.2.1. †E481.2.1. Bridge to land of dead.
    F171. †F171. Extraordinary sights in otherworld.
    F171.3. †F171.3. People and things that strike one another in otherworld.
    F171.5. †F171.5. Animals in otherworld pass in and out of church and become human beings
    F171.0.1. †F171.0.1. Enigmatic happenings in otherworld, which are later explained.
    R155.1. †R155.1. Youngest brother rescues his elder brothers
ATU 471A Monk and the Bird AT 471A Bird Turns Centuries into Minutes D2011.1. †D2011.1. Years seem moments while man listens to song of bird.
ATU 475 The Man as Heater of Hell's Kettle AT 475 Heating Hell's Kitchen M210. †M210. Bargain with devil.
    C721.1. †C721.1. Tabu: bathing during certain time.
    C325. †C325. Tabu: looking into the pots in hell.
    D475.1. †D475.1. Transformation: objects to gold
    D861.1. †D861.1. Magic object stolen by host (at inn.)
    D885. †D885. Magic object recovered with devil's help
ATU 476* In the Frog's House AT 476* Midwife or Godmother for the Elves  
ATU 476** Midwife in the Underworld AT 476** Midwife in the Underworld B81.6. †B81.6. Mermaid has human midwife.
    F372.1. †F372.1. Fairies take human midwife to attend fairy woman.
    D475.1. †D475.1. Transformation: objects to gold.
ATU 480 The Kind and the Unkind Girls AT 480 The Kind and the Unkind Girls Q2. †Q2. Kind and unkind
    S31. †S31. Cruel stepmother.
    H934.3. †H934.3. Tasks assigned by stepmother.
    N791. †N791. Adventures from pursuing object carried off by river.
    H935. †H935. Witch assigns tasks
    Q41.2. †Q41.2. Reward for cleansing loathsome person.
    L211. †L211. Modest choice: three caskets type.
    Q41. †Q41. Politeness rewarded.
    D1860. †D1860. Magic beautification.

Tales of Magic - Supernatural Helpers 500 - 518

ATU 500 Name of the Supernatural Helper AT 500 Guessing the Helper's Name (Rumpelstiltskin) H914. †H914. Tasks assigned because of mother's foolish boasting
    H1021.8. †H1021.8. Task: spinning gold.
    D2183. †D2183. Magic spinning
    H521. †H521. Test: guessing unknown propounder's name
    S222.1. †S222.1. Woman promises her unborn child to appease offended witch.
    N475. †N475. Secret name overheard by eavesdropper.
    C432.1. †C432.1. Guessing name of supernatural creature gives power over him
ATU 501 The Three Old Spinning Women AT 501 Three Old Spinning Women H914. †H914. Tasks assigned because of mother's foolish boasting
    H1092. †H1092. Task: spinning impossible amount in one night.
    G201.1. †G201.1. Three witches (hags) deformed from much spinning.
    G244. †G244. Witch spins.
ATU 502 The Wild Man AT 502 The Wild Man as Helper G671. †G671. Wild man released from captivity aids hero.
    R222. †R222. Unknown knight.
ATU 503 Gifts of the Little People AT 503 Hunchbacks and the Elves F331.1. †F331.1. Mortal wins fairies' gratitude by joining in their dance.
    F331.3. †F331.3. Mortal wins fairies' gratitude by joining in their song and completing it by adding the names of the days of the week.
    F344.1. †F344.1. Fairies remove hunchback's hump (or replace it).
  AT 504 Changeling (new Ashlimann category  
ATU 505 Grateful dead AT 505 Grateful dead 503 Hunchback and the Elves
    E341. †E341. The grateful dead.
    M241. †M241. Bargain: to divide all winnings.
    H972. †H972. Tasks accomplished with help of grateful dead.
    M241.1. †M241.1. Dividing the winnings: half of the bride demanded.
ATU 505 Grateful dead AT 506 The Grateful Dead Helps save the Princess (now ATU 505)  
ATU 507 The Monster's Bride AT 507A Grateful Dead Helps Rescue the Ogre's Bride (now ATU 507) H322.1. †H322.1. Suitor test: finding object hidden by princess
    H972. †H972. Tasks accomplished with help of grateful dead.
    T172.2.1. †T172.2.1. Grateful dead man kills princess's monster husband.
    T172.0.1. †T172.0.1. All husbands have perished on bridal night.
ATU 505 Grateful dead AT 508 The Bride Won in a Tournement (now ATU 505)  
ATU 510A Cinderella AT 510A Cinderella S31. †S31. Cruel stepmother.
    L55. †L55. Stepdaughter heroine
    B450. †B450. Helpful birds
    D1050.1. †D1050.1. Clothes produced by magic
    N815. †N815. Fairy as helper.
    N711.6. †N711.6. Prince sees heroine at ball and is enamored.
    C761.3. †C761.3. Tabu: staying too long at ball.
    F823.2. †F823.2. Glass shoes
    H36.1. †H36.1. Slipper test.
    K1911.3.3.1. †K1911.3.3.1. False bride's mutilated feet.
ATU 510B Peau d'Asne AT 510B King Tries to Marry His Daughter M255. †M255. Deathbed promise concerning the second wife.
    T411.1. †T411.1. Lecherous father
    T311.1. †T311.1. Flight of maiden (bridegroom) to escape marriage.
    K521.1. †K521.1. Escape by dressing in animal (bird, human) skin.
    N711.6. †N711.6. Prince sees heroine at ball and is enamored.
    R255. †R255. Formula for girl fleeing: behind me night, etc.
    H151.5. †H151.5. Attention attracted by hints dropped by heroine as menial: recognition follows.
    H94.2. †H94.2. Identification by ring baked in bread.
ATU 511 One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes AT 511 One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes S31. †S31. Cruel stepmother.
    B535.0.1. †B535.0.1. Cow as nurse cares for children.
    F512.1. †F512.1. Person with one eye.
    F512.2.1.1. †F512.2.1.1. Three-eyed person.
    D830.1. †D830.1. Attempt to learn about magic object by spying.
    B100.1. †B100.1. Treasure found in slain helpful animal.
    D1470.2.1. †D1470.2.1. Provisions received from magic tree.
    H31.12. †H31.12. Only one man is able to pluck fruits from tree.
    L162. †L162. Lowly heroine marries prince (king).
ATU 511 One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes AT 511A Little Ox (now ATU 511)  
ATU 513A Six Go Through the Whole World AT 513A Six Go Through the World F601. †F601. Extraordinary companions.
    F681.1. †F681.1. Marvelous runner keeps leg tied up.
    F632. †F632. Mighty eater
    F641. †F641. Person of remarkable hearing.
    F621. †F621. Strong man: tree-puller.
    F661.5.3. †F661.5.3. Skillful marksman shoots left eye of fly at two miles.
    D2144.1.2. †D2144.1.2. Man with power to make everything freeze.
    H331.5.1. †H331.5.1. Race with princess for her hand.
    H1142. †H1142. Task: drinking enormous amount.
    H1511. †H1511. Heat test.
    H1127. †H1127. Task: carrying off huge quantity of money.
ATU 513B Land and Water Ship AT 513B Land and Water Ship H331. †H331. Suitor contests: bride offered as prize.
    D1533.1.1. †D1533.1.1. Magic land and water ship.
    N825.2. †N825.2. Old man helper.
    F601. †F601. Extraordinary companions.
    F601.2. †F601.2. Extraordinary companions help hero in suitor tests.
    L161. †L161. Lowly hero marries princess.
ATU 531 The Clever Horse AT 513C Hunter's Son (now ATU 531) NA
ATU 514 The Shift of Sex AT 514 Girl Turns Into Man K1837. †K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes
    D11. †D11. Transformation woman to man.
ATU 514** Young Woman Disguised as Man is Wooed by Queen AT 514** Young Woman Disguised as Man is Wooed by Queen K1837. †K1837. Disguise of woman in man's clothes
    K1825.1. †K1825.1. Disguise as doctor.
    K2111. †K2111. Potiphar's wife.
    F954. †F954. Dumb person brought to speak.
    L162. †L162. Lowly heroine marries prince (king).
ATU 516 Faithful John AT 516 Faithful John T11.3. †T11.3. Love through dream.
    P361. †P361. Faithful servant.
    K1332. †K1332. Seduction by taking aboard ship to inspect wares.
    B211.3. †B211.3. Speaking bird.
    N451. †N451. Secrets overheard from animal (demon) conversation.
    H1515. †H1515. Poisoned food test.
    T172.2. †T172.2. Bridal chamber invaded by magic dragon (serpent).
    N342.1. †N342.1. Faithful servant guarding master's wife from danger falsely condemned for betraying his master.
    C423.4. †C423.4. Tabu: uttering secrets heard from spirits.
    C961.2. †C961.2. Transformation to stone for breaking tabu.
    D766.2. †D766.2. Disenchantment by application of blood.
    S268. †S268. Child sacrificed to provide blood for cure of friend.
ATU 516C Amicus and Amelius AT 516C Saint James of Galacia S268. †S268. Child sacrificed to provide blood for cure of friend.
ATU 517 The Boy and the Bird-language AT 517 The Boy Who Understood Birds B215.1. †B215.1. Bird language.
    B143.1. †B143.1. Bird gives warning.
    M312. †M312. Prophecy of future greatness for youth.
    M373. †M373. Expulsion to avoid fulfillment of prophecy.
    N682. †N682. Prophecy of future greatness fulfilled when hero returns home unknown.
ATU 518 Men Fight over Magic Objects AT 518 Quarreling Giants Lose their Magic Objects D1361.12. †D1361.12. Magic cloak of invisibility
    D832. †D832. Magic objects acquired by acting as umpire for fighting heirs.
    D1521.1. †D1521.1. Seven-league boots.
    D1520.19. †D1520.19. Magic transportation by carpet.
    D832. †D832. Magic objects acquired by acting as umpire for fighting heirs.

Tales of Magic - Supernatural Helpers 519 - 559

ATU 519 The Strong Woman as Bride (Brunhilde) AT 519 Brunhilde, the Strong Bride T58. †T58. Wooing the strong and beautiful bride.
    H345.1. †H345.1. Suitor test: lifting strong princess's giant weapon.
    H345.2. †H345.2. Suitor test: riding strong princess's horse.
    H345. †H345. Suitor test: overcoming princess in strength.
    T173.1. †T173.1. Strong bride tries to stifle husband in bed.
    K1844.1. †K1844.1. Husband has his strong servant substitute in bed with strong wife.
    Q451.2. †Q451.2. Laming as punishment.
    D1500.1.18. †D1500.1.18. Magic healing water.
    R169.4. †R169.4. Hero rescued by servant.
ATU 530 Princess on the Glass Mountain AT 530 Princess on the Glass Mountain H1471. †H1471. Watch for devastating monster
    B315. †B315. Animal helpful after being conquered.
    B401. †B401. Helpful horse
    H331.1.1. †H331.1.1. Suitor contest: riding up glass mountain.
    H80. †H80. Identification by tokens.
ATU 531 The Clever Horse AT 531 Ferdinand the Faithful and Ferdinand the Unfaithful H1381.2.2.1. †H1381.2.2.1. Son seeks unknown father.
    B211.1.3. †B211.1.3. Speaking horse.
    B401. †B401. Helpful horse.
    B341. †B341. Helpful animal's injunctions disobeyed.
    K1934. †K1934. Impostor forces hero (heroine) to change places with him (her).
    B350. †B350. Grateful animals.
    H1213.1. †H1213.1. Quest for princess caused by sight of one of her hairs dropped by a bird (or floating on river)
    H911. †H911. Tasks assigned at suggestion of jealous rivals
    E15.1. †E15.1. Resuscitation by boiling.
    J2411.1. †J2411.1. Imitation of magic rejuvenation unsuccessful.
    B313. †B313. Helpful animal an enchanted person.
ATU 532* Magic Ox AT 532* God's Godson B411.2. †B411.2. Helpful ox.
ATU 533 Speaking Horsehead AT 533 Goosegirl K2252. †K2252. Treacherous maidservant.
    K1911.1.1. †K1911.1.1. False bride takes true bride's place on the way to the wedding.
    K1934. †K1934. Impostor forces hero (heroine) to change places with him (her).
    K1933. †K1933. Impostor forces oath of secrecy.
    K1816.5. †K1816.5. Disguise as goose-girl (turkey-girl).
    B335. †B335. Helpful animal killed by hero's enemy.
    B133.3. †B133.3. Speaking horse-head.
    H13.2.7. †H13.2.7. Recognition by overheard conversation with stove.
ATU 404 Blinded Bride AT 533* Snake Helper (now ATU 404) D1454.2. †D1454.2. Treasure falls from mouth.
    S31. †S31. Cruel stepmother.
    S165. †S165. Mutilation: putting out eyes.
    K1911.1.1. †K1911.1.1. False bride takes true bride's place on the way to the wedding.
    E781.2. †E781.2. Eyes bought back and replaced.
    H35. †H35. Recognition by unique manner of performing an act.
ATU 545A The Cat Castle AT 545A The Cat Castle N411.1.1. †N411.1.1. Cat as sole inheritance.
    B211.1.8. †B211.1.8. Speaking cat.
    B422. †B422. Helpful cat
    F771.4.1. †F771.4.1. Castle inhabited by ogres.
    G510. †G510. Ogre killed, maimed, or captured.
    D711. †D711. Disenchantment by decapitation.
ATU 545B Puss In Boots AT 545B Puss-In-Boots B211.1.8. †B211.1.8. Speaking cat.
    B580. †B580. Animal helps men to wealth and greatness.
    B582.1.1. †B582.1.1. Animal wins wife for his master (Puss in Boots).
    K1917.3. †K1917.3. Penniless wooer: helpful animal reports master wealthy and thus wins girl for him
    K1952.1.1. †K1952.1.1. Poor boy said by helpful animal to be dispossessed prince (wealthy man) who has lost clothes while swimming (in shipwreck).
    F771.4.1. †F771.4.1. Castle inhabited by ogres
    D711. †D711. Disenchantment by decapitation.
ATU 545D* Pea King AT 545D* Bean King  
ATU 546 The Clever Parrot AT 546 Parrot Helpd Hero Win Princess B469.9. †B469.9. Helpful parrot.
ATU 550 Bird, Horse, and Princess AT 550 Quest for the Golden Bird H1331.1. †H1331.1. Quest for marvelous bird.
    L13. †L13. Compassionate youngest son
    B313. †B313. Helpful animal an enchanted person.
    B560. †B560. Animals advise men.
    B184.1. †B184.1. Magic horse
    N711.3. †N711.3. Hero finds maiden in (magic) garden.
    B435.1. †B435.1. Helpful fox.
    H1242. †H1242. Youngest brother alone succeeds on quest.
    W154.12.3. †W154.12.3. Ungrateful brothers plot against rescuer.
    K1932. †K1932. Impostors claim reward (prize) earned by hero.
    L161. †L161. Lowly hero marries princess.
ATU 551 The Water of Life AT 551 Quest for the Water of Life H1321.1. †H1321.1. Quest for Water of Life (water which will resuscitate).
    H1210.1. †H1210.1. Quest assigned by father
    N825.2. †N825.2. Old man helper.
    H1242. †H1242. Youngest brother alone succeeds on quest.
    N711.3. †N711.3. Hero finds maiden in (magic) garden.
    T475.2. †T475.2. Hero lies by princess in magic sleep and begets child
    H81.1. †H81.1. Hero lies by sleeping girl and leaves identification token with her.
    K2211. †K2211. Treacherous brother.
    W154.12.3. †W154.12.3. Ungrateful brothers plot against rescuer.
    K1932. †K1932. Impostors claim reward (prize) earned by hero
    H1381.2.1. †H1381.2.1. Woman seeks unknown father of her child.
    H80. †H80. Identification by tokens.
    L161. †L161. Lowly hero marries princess.
ATU 552 Girls Who Married Animals AT 552 Girls Who Married Animals S221.1. †S221.1. Bankrupt father sells his daughters in marriage to animals.
    B640. †B640. Marriage to person in animal form.
    D621.1. †D621.1. Animal by day; man by night.
    B501. †B501. Animal gives part of body as talisman for summoning its aid.
ATU 554 The Grateful Animals AT 553 The Bird Helper (now ATU 554) NA
    B582.2. †B582.2. Animals help hero win princess.
    B571. †B571. Animals perform tasks for man.
    H982. †H982. Animals help man perform task.
ATU 555 The Fisherman and his Wife, AT 555 The Fisherman and his Wife, B170. †B170. Magic birds, fish, reptiles, etc.
    B375.1. †B375.1. Fish returned to water: grateful.
    D1761.0.1. †D1761.0.1. Wishes granted without limit.
    C773.1. †C773.1. Tabu: making unreasonable requests.
    J514. †J514. One should not be too greedy.
    Q338. †Q338. Immoderate request punished.
ATU 559 Dungbeetle AT 559 Making the Princess Laugh T68. †T68. Princess offered as prize.
    F591. †F591. Person who never laughs
    H341. †H341. Suitor test: making princess laugh.
    H982. †H982. Animals help man perform task.
    B571. †B571. Animals perform tasks for man
    B582.2. †B582.2. Animals help hero win princess.
    T171. †T171. Bridegroom driven from bridal chamber by magic.
    L161. †L161. Lowly hero marries princess.