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

303: The Twin Brothers,

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries > 303: The Twin Brothers,

Description

Two boys, horses, and dogs are born (from the eating of a magic fish, or in other magic fashion; cf. Type 705). One frees princesses from a dragon; cf. Type 300. A witch turns him into stone. The second brother sleeps with his brother's wife and…

Variants

303A. Seven Sisters, Seven Brothers

On the way the devil steels the seventh, who was meant for the youngest brother who remained at home, and transforms the brothers into stone [D231]. The youngest brother rescues them [Lll].

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Lillekort	303	Norwegian	Asbjørnsen & Moe	Norway	1841
Småguttene som traff trollene på Hedalsskogen	303	Norwegian	Asbjørnsen & Moe	Norway	1841
Het betoverde hert	303	Dutch	Rien Valkhoff	Italy	_
De zoons van de koopman	303	Dutch	Rien Valkhoff	Italy	_
Der Kaufmann	303	German	_	Italy	_
Die bezauberte Hirschkuh	303	German	_	Italy	_
Два Ивана солдатских сына	303	Russian	Александр Афанасьев	Russia	1855
Буря-богатырь Иван коровий сын	303	Russian	Александр Афанасьев	Russia	1855
The Merchant	303	English	_	Italy	_
The Enchanted Doe	303	English	_	Italy	_
Shortshanks	303	English	George Dasent	Norway	1912
The Trolls In Hedale Wood	303	English	George Dasent	Norway	1908
The Twin Brothers	303	English	Andrew Lang	_	1900
The Two Brothers	303	English	Andrew Lang	Italy	1897
Minnikin	303	English	Andrew Lang	Norway	1890
The Man Without a Heart	303A	English	Andrew Lang	_	1897
The Red Etin	303	English	Andrew Lang	Scotland	1889
Il Drago dalle sette teste	303	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
Il granchio dalle uova d'oro	303	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
La Cerva Fatata	303	Neapolitan	Giambattista Basile	Italy	_
Lo Mercante	303	Neapolitan	Giambattista Basile	Italy	1634

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Al-Black and All-White	303	Norway		Internet Archive
Allison Gross	303	British		Internet Archive
Black Jack and White Jack	303	African-American		Internet Archive
Child Rowland	303	British		Internet Archive
Crab and the Golden Eggs	303	Italian		Internet Archive
De drie gebroeders met de gouden lokken	303	Netherlands	1887	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De twee gelijke broeders	303	Netherlands	1896	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Draglin Hogney	303	British		Internet Archive
Dragon with Seven Heads	303	Italian		Internet Archive
Eleven Brothers and Eleven Sisters	303A	US West Virginia		Internet Archive
Fisherman	303	Chilean		Internet Archive
Ivan the Cow's Son	303	Russian		Internet Archive
Nine-Seeded Apple	303	Armenian		Internet Archive
Shippei Taro	303	Japanesse		Internet Archive
Shortshanks	303	Norse		Internet Archive
Story of Johnnie and his younger brother	303	Greek		Internet Archive
The King of the Fishes	303	European		Internet Archive
The Prince and the Fakir	303	Indian		Internet Archive
Three Brothers	303	German		Internet Archive
Three-legged Hare	303	British		Internet Archive
Trip to "Wag-el-Wag"	303A	Egyptian		Internet Archive
Twin Brothers	303	Greek		Internet Archive
Two Brothers	303	US West Virginia		Internet Archive
Two Ivans, Soldiers Sons	303	Russian		Internet Archive
Younger Brother rescues the Elder	303	Greek		Internet Archive

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