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

425D: Vanished Husband Learned of by Keeping Inn

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 400-459: Supernatural or Enchanted Wife (Husband) or Other Relative > 425-449: Husband > 425D: Vanished Husband Learned of by Keeping Inn

Description

I. Introductions: (a) A prince learns from an old woman's malediction about his birth and his future [M301.2.1, S375]. He masks as stable boy at the palace [K1816.0.3]. He and the princess elope [T91.6.4]. A bird steals a jewel and he pursues,…

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
O Príncipe Sapo	425D,433B	Portuguese	Adolfo Coelho	Portugal	1879
Mandruni e Mandruna	425D	Sicilian	Giuseppe Pitrè	Italy	1870

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Crab	425D	Greek	Internet Archive
Princess's Kerchief	425D	Greek	Internet Archive
Thieving Dove	425D	Italian	Internet Archive

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