Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
450: Brother and Sister
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The boy is turned into a roe by the cruel stepmother. Lives with his sister in the forest. The king marries the sister. Her stepmother usurps her place as wife. Disclosure, punishment, and reunion. Cf. Types 403, 480, 533.
I. Cruel Stepmother. A… Variants
450A. The Brother Transformed to a Snake
See analysis of 450. III. (c) A brother and sister are driven forth by their stepmother. The boy kills a snake. A flowering tree grows from its body. The girl puts one of the flowers on her brother and he is changed into a snake. IV. (b) The brother…
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