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

654: The Three Brothers

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 650-699: Supernatural Power or Knowledge > 654: The Three Brothers

Description

The father has them trained. Trial of their handiwork. The fighting master swings his sword so fast that it does not become wet in a heavy rain; the barber shaves a running hare; the blacksmith shoes a horse while it is galloping.

Variants

654B. The Merchant's Son

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
De drie broers	654	Dutch	M.M. de Vries-Vogel	Germany	1940
Die drei Brüder	654	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
I tre fratelli	654	Italian	_	Germany	_
Ba anh em	654	Vietnamese	_	Germany	_
De tre brødre	654	Danish	_	Germany	_
Los tres hermanos	654	Spanish	_	Germany	_
The three brothers	654	English	Margaret Hunt	Germany	_
Trzech braci	654	Polish	_	Germany	_
The Three Brothers	654	English	Andrew Lang	Germany	1897
Les trois frères	654	French	_	Germany	_

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Without Title	654	Netherlands	1651	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Without Title	654	Netherlands	1651	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
The Three Brothers	654	German		Internet Archive

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