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

303A: Seven Sisters, Seven Brothers

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries > 303A: Seven Sisters, Seven Brothers

Description

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
The Man Without a Heart	303A	English	Andrew Lang	_	1897

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Eleven Brothers and Eleven Sisters	303A	US West Virginia			Internet Archive
Trip to "Wag-el-Wag"	303A	Egyptian			Internet Archive

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