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

707: The Bird of Truth

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 700-749: Other Tales of the Supernatural > 707: The Bird of Truth

Description

The queen bears marvelous children. They are stolen away. The queen is banished. The quest for the speaking bird, the singing tree, and the water of life.

Variants

707A. Introduction to Three Golden Sons: Ogre Schoolmaster

One girl does not tell of his eating the children. He leaves her in front of palace.

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
The three little birds	707	English	Margaret Hunt	Germany	_
The dancing water, the singing apple, and the speaking bird	707	English	Thomas Frederick Crane	Italy	_
The Bird of Truth	707	English	Andrew Lang	Spain	1906
The Boys With the Golden Stars	707	English	Andrew Lang	Romania	1901
The Bird Of Truth	707	English	Andrew Lang	Spain	1906
The Water Of Life	707	English	Andrew Lang	Spain	1897

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Boys with Golden Stars	707	Romanian	Internet Archive
Fine Greenbird	707	Italian	Internet Archive
Golden Eggplant	707	Japanesse	Internet Archive
Golden-Haired Twins	707	Armenian	Internet Archive
Nightingale That Shrieked	707	Arab	Internet Archive
Promises of the Three Sisters	707	Egyptian	Internet Archive
Singing Tree and Taking Bird	707	Russian	Internet Archive
Speckled Bull	707	Irish	Internet Archive
The Three Little Birds	707	German	Internet Archive
Three Sister and their Wishes for a Husband	707	Greek	Internet Archive

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