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| ATU Classification Type | AT Classification Type | Thompson Motif |
| ATU 750A The Three Wishes | AT 750A Good Wishes and Foolish Wishes | K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. |
| D1761.0.2. Limited number of wishes granted. | ||
| Q1.1. Gods (saints) in disguise reward hospitality and punish inhospitality | ||
| J2071. Three foolish wishes. | ||
| J2073. Same wishes used wisely and foolishly. | ||
| J2072.3. Short-sighted wish: all he pulls on will follow. | ||
| D2172.2. Magic gift: power to continue all day what one starts | ||
| ATU 750B Hospitality Rewarded | AT 750B Hospitality Rewarded | K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. |
| Q1. Hospitality rewarded -- opposite punished. | ||
| Q141. Reward: man's cows magically multiply | ||
| ATU 750D God (St. Peter) and the Three Brothers | AT 750D Three Brothers and their Gifts from Heaven | K1811.1. Gods (spirits) disguised as beggars. |
| ATU 750H* The Notary Enters Heaven | AT 750H* A Cardplayer Enters Heaven | N221. Man granted power of winning at cards. |
| E756.2. Soul won from devil in card game. | ||
| ATU 751A The Farmwife is Changed into a Woodpecker | AT 751A The Greedy Woman Turned into a Bird | K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. |
| D1652.1.2. Cake magically increases. | ||
| Q292.1. Inhospitality to saint (god) punished. | ||
| D153.1. Transformation: man to woodpecker. | ||
| ATU 751C* Wealth Leads to Pride | AT 751C* Wealth Leads to Pride | K1811.1. Gods (spirits) disguised as beggars. |
| Q292.1. Inhospitality to saint (god) punished. | ||
| ATU 752A Christ and St. Peter in the Barn | AT 752A Threshing with Fire | K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. |
| J2411. Foolish imitation of miracle (magic). | ||
| ATU 753 Christ and the Smith | AT 753 Christ and the Smith | K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. |
| F663.0.1. Skillful smith calls self master of all masters | ||
| E782.4. Horse's leg cut off and replaced. | ||
| E121.2. Resuscitation by Christ. | ||
| D1886. Rejuvenation by burning. | ||
| J2411.1. Imitation of magic rejuvenation unsuccessful. | ||
| A1861.2. Creation of monkeys: old woman thrown into fire. | ||
| ATU 754 Lucky Poverty | AT 754 Money Bring Misfortune | J1085.1. The happy friar becomes unhappier as he receives ever more and more money. |
| ATU 756A Self-Righteous Hermit | AT 756A Self-Righteous Hermit | Q553.2. Punishment: angel ceases to appear to self-righteous hermit. |
| L435.1. Self-righteous hermit must do penance | ||
| Q521.1. Doing penance till green leaves grow on a dry branch. | ||
| F971.1. Dry rod blossoms. | ||
| ATU 756B Robber Madej | AT 756B Recovering the Devil's Contract | S211. Child sold (promised) to devil (ogre). |
| F81.2. Journey to hell to recover devil's contract. | ||
| N843. Hermit as helper. | ||
| H1235. Succession of helpers on quest. | ||
| H1273.1. Quest to devil in hell for return of contract. | ||
| F771.1.9. House of skulls | ||
| Q561. Punishments being prepared in hell. | ||
| J172. Account of punishments prepared in hell brings about repentance | ||
| Q520.2. Robber does penance. | ||
| Q521.1.1. Penance: crawling on knees and watering a dry staff until it blooms. | ||
| Q172.3. Man admitted to heaven as reward for penance | ||
| ATU 756C Two Sinners | AT 756C The Greater Sinner | Q520.1. Murderer does penance. |
| Q211.1. Parricide punished. | ||
| Q222.1. Punishment for desecration of host. | ||
| V29.1. Search for confessor. | ||
| Q521.1.2. Penance: carrying water in mouth from a distance and watering dry staff until it blooms. | ||
| Q521.2. Penance: carrying bag of stones (one for each murder) on the back until it falls off. | ||
| Q521.4. Penance: pasturing black sheep until they become white. | ||
| Q523.5. Penance: planting garden and offering free hospitality to all. | ||
| Q545. Murderer's penance complete when he kills a greater murderer and prevents a crime. | ||
| ATU 758 The various children of Eve | AT 758 Eve's Unequal Children | A1650.1. The various children of Eve. |
| ATU 759 Angel and the Hermit | AT 759 Divine Acts Vindicated | J225.0.1. Angel and hermit. |
| C411.1. Tabu: asking for reason of an unusual action. | ||
| C491. Tabu: expressing astonishment at marvel. | ||
| J225.4. Angel (Jesus) kills man. | ||
| J225.5. Angel kills man because he loves his child too much. | ||
| J225.3. Angel takes cup from old man. | ||
| J225.0.2. God punishes many men because of one sinner, like a man who kills hive of bees for stinging of one. | ||
| U21.3. Man complains of injustice of gods' wrecking ship because of one man's sin | ||
| ATU 760 The Unquiet Grave | AT 760 The Unquiet Grave | E411.1. Murderer cannot rest in grave. |
| Q211.3. Uxoricide punished. | ||
| E411.0.2. Unquiet dead sinner taken to priest for absolution. | ||
| ATU 762 Woman with 365 children | AT 762 Woman with 365 children | T587.1. Birth of twins an indication of unfaithfulness in wife. |
| T586.1. Many children at a birth. | ||
| L435.2.1. Woman with three hundred sixty-five children. | ||
| ATU 763 Treasure Finders Who Murder One Another | AT 763 Treasure Finders Murder One Another | K1685. The treasure-finders who murder one another. |
| ATU 766 The Seven Sleepers | AT 766 The Magic Sleep | D1960.1. Seven sleepers. |
| ATU 767 Food for the Crucifix | AT 767 Food for the Crucifix | Q172.1. Child taken to heaven: offers food to crucifix |
| ATU 768 St Christopher and the Christ child | AT 768 St Christopher Carries the Christ child | Q25. Reward for carrying Christ across a stream. |
| ATU 769 The Child's Grave | AT 769 A Child Returns from the Dead | E324. Dead child's friendly return to parents |
| E361. Return from the dead to stop weeping. | ||
| ATU 770A* Guardian Angel | AT 770A* Guardian Angel | V238. Guardian angel. |
| ATU 777 The wandering Jew | AT 777 The wandering Jew | Q502.1. The Wandering Jew. |
| ATU 777* The Flying Dutchman | AT 777* The Flying Dutchman | E511. The Flying Dutchman |
| E511.1.1. Flying Dutchman sails because of cruelty. | ||
| E511.1.2. Flying Dutchman sails because of pact with Devil. | ||
| E511.1.3. Flying Dutchman sails because he defied the storm. | ||
| ATU 831 The Clergyman in Disguise as the Devil | AT 831 The Priest in the Goatskin |
Q551.2.Punishment: animal skin grows on man's back.
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| ATU 832 The Disappointed Fisher | AT 832 A Fish for Each Child |
Q553.5.Punishment: small catch of fish for child-murderers.
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| ATU 834 Poor Brother's Treasure | AT 834 Poor Brother's Treasure |
N531.Treasure discovered through dream.
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N182.Snake turns to gold in answer to dream.
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D1454.Parts of human body furnish treasure.
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| ATU 836F* Miser and the Eye Ointment | AT 836F* Miser and the Eye Ointment |
D1323.5.Magic salve gives clairvoyance
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D1331.3.1.Salve causes magic sight and blindness.
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| ATU 837 The Beggar's Bread | AT 837 Wicked Landlord Poisons Own Son |
N332.1.Man accidentally fed bread which his father has poisoned.
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| ATU 838 Son on the Gallow's | AT 838 Thief Reproaches His Mother |
Q586.Son on gallows bites his mother's (father's) nose off: punishment for neglect in youth.
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| ATU 839 One Vice Carries Other With It | AT 839 The Greatest Sin |
J485.Three sins of the hermit.
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| ATU 841 One Beggar Trusts God, the Other the King | AT 841 One Beggar Praises God, One Praises the King |
N351.Money (treasure) unwittingly given away.
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| ATU 844 The Luck-bringing Shirt | AT 844 Happy Man's Shirt |
N135.3.The luck-bringing shirt.
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| ATU 845 The Old Man and Death | AT 845 The Old Man and Death |
C11.The Old Man and Death.
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| ATU 846 Devil Always Blamed | AT 846 Devil Is Blamed; God is Praised |
K1811.Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals.
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N111.4.1.Man thanks earth for saving his life; had he fallen into well he would have blamed Fortune.
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