Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
570: Bunnies Beware of the King
Description
With the help of his magic pipe he calls the rabbits together. He wins the hand of the princess.
I. Task: Herding Rabbits. A king offers the princess as a prize to the man who can herd his rabbits (goats). He has a pipe with which he can call the animals back.
II. Youngest Brother's Success. (a) Two elder brothers are unkind to an old woman and fail, but the youngest is kind and receives a pipe with which he can assemble the animals.
III. Bargains for Magic Pipe. (a) In the attempt to buy the pipe from him the princess or the queen kisses him, (b) or lies with him; or (c) the king kisses a horse's rump.
IV. A Sack of Lies. (a) Before finally granting him the princess, the king orders the boy to tell a sack of lies. (b) He begins to tell until the king (queen) makes him stop and gives him the princess.
- Adapted from Christiansen Norske Eventyr.
Motives
T68,
H335,
H1112,
D1441.1.2,
L13,
B845,
N821,
N825,
K1358,
K1288,
H1045,
K1271.1.1,
L161Variants
570A. The Princess and the Magic Fish-skin
She gives herself to a fisherman in exchange for a gold-producing fish-skin. She bears a child and is expelled. With the help of the fish-skin she builds a palace. Her father unwittingly woos her so as to receive the fish-skin. She makes herself…
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