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

700: Tom Thumb

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 700-749: Other Tales of the Supernatural > 700: Tom Thumb

Description

Plowing. The king buys the boy. In thieves' company. In the belly of the cow and of the wolf. Cf. Type 327B. I. The Hero's Birth. A childless couple wish for a child, however small he may be; they have a boy the size of a thumb [F535.1.]. II. His…

Examples

show original versions • show all versions including translations • show English versions

Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Tommeliten	700	Norwegian	Asbjørnsen & Moe	Norway	1841
Daumerlings Wanderschaft	700	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Daumesdick	700	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Cecino e il bue	700	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
An Garsún gur Dhein Gaiscíoch de	700	Irish	Amhlaoibh Ó Loingsigh	Ireland	0
Ukje út 'e koal	700	Western Frisian	Ype Poortinga	Netherlands	1979
Little Lasse	700	English	Andrew Lang	Finland	1910
The Hazel-nut Child	700	English	Andrew Lang	Bukovina (Romania & Ukraine)	1894
The Strange Adventures Of Little Maia	700	English	Andrew Lang	Denmark	1907
Thumbelina	700	English	Andrew Lang	Denmark	1894

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Duimeken	700	Netherlands	1888	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Duimke	700	Netherlands	1888	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Janmainje met 't mosterdpotje	700	Netherlands	1881	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Klein Duimpje	700	Netherlands	1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Klein Duimke	700	Netherlands	1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Klein Duimpje	700	Netherlands	1894	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Klein Duimpje	700	Netherlands	1991	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Little One Inch	700	Japanesse		Internet Archive
Mundig	700	Armenian		Internet Archive
Pete and the Ox	700	Italian		Internet Archive
The History of Tom Thumb	700	English		Internet Archive
Thumbkin	700	Norse		Internet Archive
Thumbling's Travels	700	German		Internet Archive
Thumbthick	700	German		Internet Archive
Tom Thumb	700	British		Internet Archive
Tom Thumb	700	French		Internet Archive
Ukje út 'e koal	700	Netherlands	1972	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Ukje	700	Netherlands	1971	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van Duimke (Doemke).	700	Netherlands	1881	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van Keuteldoemke	700	Netherlands	1800	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van Keuteldoemke	700	Netherlands	1800	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Vierde vertelling	700	Netherlands	1804	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

back to index