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

555: The Fisherman and his Wife,

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 500-559: Supernatural Helpers > 555: The Fisherman and his Wife,

Description

The fish fulfills all the wishes of the wife of a poor fisher. I. The Wishes Obtained. (a) A poor fisher catches a fish who is a transformed monster and puts him back in the water; in gratitude the fish grants all the wishes of the wife; - or (b) a…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Die Goldkinder555GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Von dem Fischer und seiner Frau555GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Сказка о рыбаке и рыбке555RussianAleksandr PushkinRussia_
Золотая рыбка555RussianАлександр АфанасьевRussia1855
The Golden Lads555EnglishAndrew LangGermany1892
The Stone-cutter555EnglishAndrew LangJapan1903
The Story Of the Fisherman and His Wife555EnglishAndrew LangGermany1892

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
De geschiedenis van Pier en Mike 555 Netherlands 1967 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Fan it fiskje Timpertee 555 Netherlands 1953 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Fan Kneppelkont en syn wyfke 555 Netherlands 1966 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Gold-Children 555 German Internet Archive
Goldfish 555 Russian Internet Archive
Hoantsje, Boantsje en de pispot. 555 Netherlands 1966 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Hoantsje, Boantsje en it fiskje Tripentree 555 Netherlands 1971 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Old Woman who lived in a Vinegar Bottle 555 British Internet Archive
The Fisherman and His Wife 555 German Internet Archive
The Pea 555 French Internet Archive
Van 'n òlle visker en zien vrouw 555 Netherlands 1930 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van het vischje in de zee 555 Netherlands 1894 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Vischje, vischje in de zee 555 Netherlands 1881 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Wanto and the Shapeless Thing 555 Cameroun Internet Archive

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