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

360: The Three Apprentices and the Devil

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries > 360: The Three Apprentices and the Devil

Description

They receive money in return for the devil's power over them [M211]. The host of the inn kills a man and the boys are accused. They have pledged themselves always to say the same words: »we three,» »for gold» »that was right» [C495.2.1, M175].…

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
De drie handwerksgezellen	360	Dutch	M.M. de Vries-Vogel	Germany	1940
Die drei Handwerksburschen	360	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
I tre garzoni	360	Italian	_	Germany	_
Ba chú phó nhỏ	360	Vietnamese	_	Germany	_
Los tres operarios	360	Spanish	_	Germany	_
The three apprentices	360	English	_	Germany	_

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
The Three Journeymen	360	German		Internet Archive
Three Traveling Artisans	360	German		Internet Archive
Van drie Gebroeders	360	Netherlands	1890	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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