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706: The Girl Without Hands

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 700-749: Other Tales of the Supernatural > 706: The Girl Without Hands

Description

Becomes wife of the king. Is driven forth. Gets her hands back and is received again by her husband.

Variants

706A. Help of the Virgin's Statue

An infant girl is found and adopted by a priest. When she is grown he wishes to seduce her but she escapes and marries the king.

706B. Present to the Lover

Maiden sends to her lecherous lover (brother) her eyes (hands, breasts) which he has admired.

706C. Lecherous Father as Queen's Persecutor

Children of a queen are killed by her father, who wants to marry her. False murder accusation. Queen's husband believes queen has killed children and condemns her. Miracle: children recussitated.

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Het meisje zonder handen	706	Dutch	M.M. de Vries-Vogel	Germany	1940
Das Mädchen ohne Hände	706	German	_	Italy	_
Das Mädchen ohne Hände	706	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
La fanciulla senza mani	706	Italian	_	Germany	_
Bác thợ xay bột và con quỷ	706	Vietnamese	_	Germany	_
Pigen uden hænder	706	Danish	_	Germany	_
A donzela sem mãos	706	Portuguese	_	Germany	_
La doncella sin manos	706	Spanish	_	Germany	_
Lu Tradimentu	706	Sicilian	Giuseppe Pitrè	Italy	1870
The girl without hands	706	English	Margaret Hunt	Germany	_
Dziewczyna bez rąk	706	Polish	_	Germany	_
La doncella sin brazos	706	Asturian	Jesús Suárez López	Spain	1998
The One-handed Girl	706	English	Andrew Lang	Zanzibar	1910
La Jeune Fille sans mains	706	French	_	Germany	_
La tacchina	706	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
Uliva	706	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
Zlá matka	706	Czech	Božena Němcová	Czech Republic	1845
La Penta Mano-Mozza	706	Neapolitan	Giambattista Basile	Italy	_

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Armless Maiden	706	Russian		Internet Archive
Cruel Stepmother	706	British		Internet Archive
Das Mädchen ohne Hände	706	Netherlands	1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Daughter Doris	706	British		Internet Archive
Girl with No Hands	706	US West Virginia		Internet Archive
Girl without Arms	706	Japanesse		Internet Archive
Girl without Hands	706	German		Internet Archive
Meisje zonder handen	706	Netherlands	1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Olive	706	Italian		Internet Archive
Story of Miriam	706	Armenian		Internet Archive
The Girl without Hands	706	German		Internet Archive
The Woman with Her Hands Cut Off	706	French		Internet Archive
Turkey Hen	706	Italian		Internet Archive

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