Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
510: Cinderella and Cap o' Rushes
Description
I. The Persecuted Heroine. (a) The heroine is abused by her stepmother and stepsisters and (a1) stays on the hearth or in the ashes and, (a2) is dressed in rough clothing - cap of rushes, wooden cloak, etc., (b) flees in disguise from her father who…
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510A. Persecuted Heroine
The two stepsisters. The stepdaughter at the grave of her own mother, who helps her (milks the cow, shakes the apple-tree, helps the old man; cf. Type 480). Three fold visit to church (dance). Slipper test. See analysis: I a; II a, b; III a; IV a; V.
510B. Unnatural Love
Present of the father who wants to marry his own daughter. The maiden as servant of the prince, who throws various objects at her. The three-fold visit to the church and the forgotten shoe. Marriage. Cf. Type 451. See analysis: I b, III a; IV (a), b;…
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