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301: The Three Kidnapped Princesses

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Description

I. The Hero is of supernatural origin and strength: (a) son of a bear who has stolen his mother; (b) of a dwarf or robber from whom the boy rescues himself and his mother; (c) the son of a man and a she-bear or cow; or (e) engendered by the eating of…

Variants

301A. Quest for a Vanished Princess

Turns in cooking dinner. Episode with the dwarf. The hole in the lower world end the rescue of the princesses (from a dragon or the like; cf. Type 300). The treacherous companions. Parts II, III, IV, V of the analysis above.

301B. The Strong Man and his Companions

The same, preceded by: The Strong Man and his Companions (Pine-twister, Cliff-breaker). Cf. Types 513A, 650, end Parts I, II, III, IV, V of the analysis above.

301D. The Ring of the Princess

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Fugl Dam	301	Norwegian	Asbjørnsen & Moe	Norway	_
Der starke Hans	650A,301	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Das Erdmännchen	301	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
L’uomo verde d’alghe	301	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
Иван крестьянский сын и мужичок сам с перст, усы на семь верст	300A,301	Russian	Александр Афанасьев	Russia	1855
Иван-царевич и Белый Полянин	301	Russian	Александр Афанасьев	Russia	1855
Herrne-hüämees, tammekääändjä ja mäekapataja	301,513A	Estonian	Oskar Kallas	Estonia	0
Laat sakke, laat sakke!	301A	Western Frisian	Ype Poortinga	Netherlands	1979
The Blue Mountains	301	English	Andrew Lang	_	1894
Rubezahl	301	English	Andrew Lang	Germany	1904
The Sister Of the Sun	301	English	Andrew Lang	Finland	1904
The Little Gray Man	301	English	Andrew Lang	Germany	1900
The Norka	301	English	Andrew Lang	Russia	1890
The Story Of Bensurdatu	301	English	Andrew Lang	Italy	1900
Joan de l' os	301	Catalan	Francesc Maspons Labrós	Spain	1871
La perera	301	Catalan	Francesc Maspons Labrós	Spain	1871
Il gobbino che picchia	301	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
Neohroženy Mikeš	301	Czech	Božena Němcová	Czech Republic	1845

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Bird Dam	301D*	Norway		Internet Archive
Dawn,evening, and midnight	301	Russian		Internet Archive
De stok van duzend en een pond	301	Netherlands	1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Dirt Boy	301	Japanesse		Internet Archive
Duizendponderken	301	Netherlands	1889	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Fire Boy	301	Japanesse		Internet Archive
Flowers That Vanished in the Night	301	Arab		Internet Archive
Gnome	301	German		Internet Archive
Golden Ball	301	Italian		Internet Archive
Ivan the Peasant's Son and the Thumb-sized Man	301	Russian		Internet Archive
Jaan mit iezern handstok	301	Netherlands	1930	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Jan de Beer	301	Netherlands	1944	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Juan Oso	301	Mexican		Internet Archive
Laat sakke, laat sakke!	301	Netherlands	1973	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Little Red Hairy Man	301	British		Internet Archive
Little Redman	301	British		Internet Archive
Man Wreathed In Seaweed	301	Italian		Internet Archive
Oav'ntuur'n van drei seldoat'n.	301	Netherlands	1800	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Pietsjen de Smid	301	Netherlands	1893	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Pietsjen de Smid	301	Netherlands	1923	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Prince Ivan and Byely Polyanin	301	Russian		Internet Archive
Son of the Cow with a Broken Horn	301	Hungarian		Internet Archive
Son of the Gray Horse	301	Armenian		Internet Archive
The Bear's Husband	301	Chinese		Internet Archive
The Big Bird Dan	301	Norse		Internet Archive
The Oni's Laughter	301	Japanesse		Internet Archive
Three Fairies of Sandy Batoum	301	Greek		Internet Archive
Three Princesses in the Mountain-in-the-Blue	301	Norwegian		Internet Archive
Three Stolen Princesses	301	Chilean		Internet Archive
Underworld Adventure	301	Greek		Internet Archive
Van drie matrozen.	301	Netherlands	1901	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
World Below	301	Armenian		Internet Archive
Zeventiende vertelling	301	Netherlands	1804	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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