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

513: The Extraordinary Companions

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 500-559: Supernatural Helpers > 513: The Extraordinary Companions

Description

Cf. Types 301B, 571.

Variants

513A. The Wonderful Helpers

The helpers perform various deeds for the hero at the king's court. See analysis (513, 514): II; III. See also references to Type 513.

513B. The Land and Water Ship

See analysis (513, 514): I a, b, c, (d); II; III.

513C. The Son of the Hunter

I. The Worker's Secret. A mother reluctantly lets her son know that his father has been a hunter. The son becomes a hunter and is persecuted by a courtier who hated his father. II. The Tasks. The boy is assigned difficult tasks at the courtier's…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Askeladden og de gode hjelperne513NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway_
Sechse kommen durch die ganze Welt513GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Die sechs Diener513GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
La barca che va per mare e per terra513ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956
Семь Семионов513ARussianАлександр АфанасьевRussia1855
De maten dy't mear koenen as sljocht hinne en wer513AWestern FrisianYpe PoortingaNetherlands1979
Long, Broad, and Quickeye513EnglishAndrew LangSlavic Europe1900
The Story Of the Seven Simons513BEnglishAndrew LangHungary1903
The Simpleton513EnglishAndrew LangItaly1900
The Flying Ship513BEnglishAndrew LangRussia1894
How Six Men Travelled Through the Wide World513AEnglishAndrew Lang_1894
Longshanks, Girth, and Keen513EnglishParker FillmoreCzech Republic & Slovakia1919
Dlouhý, Široký a Bystrozraký513CzechKarel Jaromír ErbenCzech Republic1905
Lo Polece513NeapolitanGiambattista BasileItaly1634
Lo 'ngnorante513NeapolitanGiambattista BasileItaly1634

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Anansi en de zilveren bal 513 Netherlands 2005 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Ash Lad and the Good Helpers 513A Norwegian Internet Archive
Ash Lad and the Good Helpers 513B Norwegian Internet Archive
Boat for Land and Water 513B Italian Internet Archive
De zeven winnaars der koninginne van Mississipi 513A Netherlands 1889 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De arme zoon van de Houthakker 513 Netherlands 2012 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De keuninkszeun 513A Netherlands 1930 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De maten dy't mear koenen as sljocht hinne en wer 513A Netherlands 1972 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De Zes Dienaren 513A Netherlands 2009 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De zes dienaren 513A Netherlands 1978 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Dirt Boy 513A Japanesse Internet Archive
Dreamer and His Dream 513A Armenian Internet Archive
Eleven Brothers and Eleven Sisters 513 US West Virginia Internet Archive
Het wonderschip 513B Netherlands 1970 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Hoe't unnoazele Ielke mei de dochter fan 'e kening fan Ruslan troude 513B Netherlands 1951 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Hou ik aan 'n koamer vol geld kwam. 513 Netherlands 1800 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
How Six Men Got On in the World 513A German Internet Archive
It fleanend skip 513B Netherlands 1971 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
King of Ireland's Son 513A Irish Internet Archive
Sea King and Vasilisa the Wise 513A Russian Internet Archive
Seven Semyons 513A Russian Internet Archive
Story of Seven Simons 513B Hungarian Internet Archive
The Six Servants 513A German Internet Archive
Van drie gebroeders en acht wondere mannen 513B Netherlands 1893 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van een koopman met vijf dienaren. Wonder, en niet min Profitabel A V O N T U U R Van een Geringh HOLLANDS KOOPMAN, Waer door dezelve, boven alle andere, is verryckt geworden. 513 Netherlands 1725 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Vijfde vertelling 513 Netherlands 1804 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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