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 title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
De goudkinderen	555	Dutch	M.M. de Vries-Vogel	Germany	1940
Van de visser en zijn vrouw	555	Dutch	M.M. de Vries-Vogel	Germany	1940
Die Goldkinder	555	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Von dem Fischer und seiner Frau	555	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Il pescatore e sua moglie	555	Italian	_	Germany	_
Ngư phủ và con cá vàng	555	Vietnamese	_	Germany	_
Hai vợ chồng người đánh cá (hay chuyện Ông già và biển cả)	555	Vietnamese	_	Germany	_
Сказка о рыбаке и рыбке	555	Russian	Aleksandr Pushkin	Russia	_
Золотая рыбка	555	Russian	Александр Афанасьев	Russia	1855
О рыбаке и его жене	555	Russian	_	Germany	_
Guldbørnene	555	Danish	_	Germany	_
Fiskeren og hans kone	555	Danish	_	Germany	_
O pescador e sua mulher	555	Portuguese	_	Germany	_
Os filhos de ouro	555	Portuguese	_	Germany	_
El pescador y su mujer	555	Spanish	_	Germany	_
Los niños de oro	555	Spanish	_	Germany	_
Tale of the fisherman and the little fish	555	English	Avril Pyman	Russia	_
The gold-children	555	English	Margaret Hunt	Germany	_
The fisherman and his wife	555	English	Margaret Hunt	Germany	_
O rybaku i jego żonie	555	Polish	_	Germany	_
The Golden Lads	555	English	Andrew Lang	Germany	1892
The Stone-cutter	555	English	Andrew Lang	Japan	1903
The Story Of the Fisherman and His Wife	555	English	Andrew Lang	Germany	1892
Du pêcheur et sa femme	555	French	_	Germany	_
Von den Fischer und siine Fru	555	Low German	_	Germany	_
De Fisher und sine Fru	555	Low German	_	Germany	_
A halász és a felesége	555	Hungarian	Benedek Elek	Germany	_

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
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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