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

567: The Magic Bird Heart

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 560-649: Magic Objects > 567: The Magic Bird Heart

Description

I. The Bird-heart. The hero eats the heart of the magic bird and thereby receives the power (a) of spitting gold or (b) of finding each day a coin under his pillow; or (c) he will become king. II. The Treacherous Wife. A woman (or his own wife)…

Variants

567A. The Magic Bird-Heart and the Seperated Brothers

I. Two Brothers Wander in the Forest. (a) They are driven forth when their stepmother claims they have insulted her [K2111], or (b) are driven forth for other reasons [5322.4]. (c) They are spared by the man charged with executing them. He kills an…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
The two brothers567EnglishMargaret HuntGermany_
Donkey cabbages567EnglishMargaret HuntGermany_
The Donkey Cabbage567EnglishAndrew LangGermany1894
The Bird with the Golden Gizzard567AEnglishParker FillmoreCzech Republic & Slovakia1919

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Duck with golden eggs 567A Russian Internet Archive
Magic Bird 567 Greek Internet Archive
Magic Bird-Heart 567A Armenian Internet Archive
The Cabbage-Donkey 567 German Internet Archive
Two Brothers 567A German Internet Archive

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