Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
425B: The Disenchanted Husband: the Witch's Tasks
Description
Present from journey or other promise to supernatural husband, marriage. Tabu broken. Search for vanished husband leads to house of witch who has enchanted him. Heroine as servant, given difficult or impossible tasks. Sometimes visits to second witch…
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| Text title | ATU | Language | Author | Origin | Publication Date |
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| The Crow | 425B | English | Andrew Lang | Poland | 1894 |
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