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

545: The Cat as Helper

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 500-559: Supernatural Helpers > 545: The Cat as Helper

Description

Visit to the castle. Disenchantment. I. The Helpful Cat. (a) A boy or (b) girl inherits nothing but a cat (or fox). II. The Cat at the Palace. (a) The cat takes the girl (boy) to the palace. (b) He tells the king that the boy (girl) is a dispossessed…

Variants

545A. The Cat Castle

The boy inherits a cow, the girl a cat. The cat helps the girl so that she gains the love of a prince and takes possession of the giant's castle for the girl. Cf. Type 505. See analysis: I b; II a, b, d; III a, b, c; IV a.

545B. The Cat as Helper

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Herreper545BNorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway_
Der gestiefelte Kater545BGermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Бухтан Бухтанович545BRussianАлександр АфанасьевRussia1855
Don Giuseppi Piru545BSicilianGiuseppe PitrèItaly1870
How the Beggar Boy Turned Into Count Piro545BEnglishAndrew LangItaly1903
Le Maître Chat ou Le Chat botté545BFrenchCharles PerraultFrance1697
Cotoșman năzdrăvanu545BRomanianPetre IspirescuRomania1882
Padron di ceci e fave545ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956
La volpe Giovannuzza545ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956
Sultani Darai545SwahiliEdward SteereTanzania1870
Cagliuso545NeapolitanGiambattista BasileItaly_

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Bukhtan Bukhtanovich 545B Russian Internet Archive
De gelaarsde kat 545B Netherlands 2000 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De gelaarsde kat 545B Netherlands 2000 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Dealer in Peas and Beans 545D* Italian Internet Archive
Giovannuzza the Fox 545B Italian Internet Archive
How the Beggar Turned into Count Piro 545B Italian Internet Archive
Lord Peter 545B Norse Internet Archive
Man who found the Pea 545D* Greek Internet Archive
Master Cat, or Puss in Boots 545B French Internet Archive
Miller and the Fox 545B Armenian Internet Archive
Puss in Boots 545B French Internet Archive
Squire Per 545B Norwegian Internet Archive
The Earl of Cattenborough 545B European Internet Archive

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