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

402: The Animal Bride

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 400-459: Supernatural or Enchanted Wife (Husband) or Other Relative > 400-424: Wife > 402: The Animal Bride

Description

The youngest of three brothers succeeds best in the quests set by his father. He brings the best cloth, the most beautiful bride, etc. The mouse (cat) who has helped him changes herself into a beautiful maiden.

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
The three feathers	402	English	Margaret Hunt	Germany	1884
The Princess Frog	402	English	_	Russia	_
Doll i' the Grass	402	English	George Dasent	Norway	_
The Frog	402	English	Andrew Lang	Italy	1901
Oisin in Tir na n-Og	402	English	Jeremiah Curtin	Ireland	1890
The Frog Princess	402	English	A. J. Gliński	Poland	1920
The Betrothal Gifts	402	English	Parker Fillmore	Czech Republic & Slovakia	1919
Chonguita	402	English	Dean S. Fansler	Philippines	1921

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Animal Wife	402	Greek			Internet Archive
Bewitched Princess	402*	US West Virginia			Internet Archive
De bakkerssoan en de swarte kat	402	Netherlands		1971	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De trije bakkerssoannen	402	Netherlands		1951	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Doll i' the Grass	402	Norse			Internet Archive
Enchanted Lake	402	Greek			Internet Archive
Frog Princess	402	Russian			Internet Archive
Golden Hair , or The Little Frog	402	French			Internet Archive
Laidley Worm of Spindleston Heughs	402A*	British			Internet Archive
Little Frog	402	Chilean			Internet Archive
Marriage of Sir Gawain	402A*	British			Internet Archive
Monkey Palace	402	Italian			Internet Archive
Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat	402	German			Internet Archive
Prince Who Married a Frog	402	Italian			Internet Archive
Puddocky	402	German			Internet Archive
The Piece of Cloth	402	French			Internet Archive
The Three Feathers	402	German			Internet Archive