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

564: The Two Marvelous Pitchers

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 560-649: Magic Objects > 564: The Two Marvelous Pitchers

Description

The rich neighbor steals the magic objects. By means of the sack the hero compels the return of the purse. For analysis see Type 563: 1 a, b, c, e; II c, d.

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Two In a Sack	564	English	Andrew Lang	Russia	1901
Li Mise	564	Neapolitan	Giambattista Basile	Italy	1634

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
De tooverflesch	564	Netherlands		1896	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Two out of the sack	564	Russian			Internet Archive

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