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

431: The Waldhaus

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 400-459: Supernatural or Enchanted Wife (Husband) or Other Relative > 425-449: Husband > 431: The Waldhaus

Description

Three maidens one after the other sent into the wood. Kind and unkind. Animals disenchanted. (Cf. Type 480.) Their clue of grain (lentils) is eaten by birds [R135, R135.1]. They come to a house where they find an old man [D1890], a cock [D166.1.1], a…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Das Waldhaus431GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
The House In the Wood431EnglishAndrew LangGermany1897

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Hut in the Woods 431 German Internet Archive

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