Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

331: The Spirit in the Bottle

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries > 331: The Spirit in the Bottle

Description

The man frees the evil spirit from the bottle and receives in reward a wonderful remedy or the power to turn iron into silver (gold). He tricks the spirit into the bottle again. (Often combined with Types 330 or 332.)

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Der Geist im Glas	331	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Virgilius the Sorcerer	331	English	Andrew Lang	Italy	1901

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
The Spirit in the Glass Bottle	331	German	Internet Archive
Yallery Brown	331	British	Internet Archive
Yallery Brown	331	English	Internet Archive

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