Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
302: The Giant Without A Heart,
Description
The youth who can turn himself into a lion, ant, etc. Sometimes the ogre's heart in the egg appears alone. Cf. Type 665. Sometimes introduced as in Type 400, or 425.
I. Magic Help. The hero receives magie help (a) from grateful animals for whom he… Variants
302A. The Youth Sent to the Land of the Ogres
A youth is sent to the land of the ogres by his stepmother who is, herself, an ogress. Uriah letter changed. Youth finds out where lives of ogres are kept (usually in bees) and destroys them. Returns home and destroys stepmother. [Usually as part of…
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