Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
571: The Golden Goose
Description
All remain hanging to the magic object: bundle of hay, cow, servant boy, preacher, etc.
I. The Golden Goose. (a) Of three brothers only the youngest divides food and drink with a hungry man and receives as reward a golden goose; or (b) he gets the…
Variants
571A. Tale of the Basin
Lover caught on magic basin and left in an embarrassing position. [K1217].
571B. The Himphamp
Lover of peasant's (blacksmith's) wife wishes to get rid of the husband. Has nobleman order him to perform impossible tasks [H931, H1010]: finally to make a »Himphamp» (fimfarum, wir-warr). The husband gets help of the devil [D812.3] (or other…
571C. The Biting Doll
A girl is kind to an old lady and receives a magic doll that produces a quantity of money. An envious neighbor borrows the doll and it soils her bed. She throws it out of the house. It bites the king when he passes by. Only the girl is able to make…
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