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

923: Loving the Salt

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 920-929: Clever Acts and Words > 923: Loving the Salt

Description

The youngest of three daughters says that she loves her father like salt. The sick father is driven forth, etc. [592.1]. See analysis of Type 510: I c; II a; III c; V.

Variants

923A. Like wind in the hot sun

A wife thus expresses her love for her husband. He is offended but in the hot sun learns the meaning of his wife's saying and returns to her.

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen	923	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Soľ nad zlato	923	Slovak	Dobšinský Pavol	Slovakia	1880
Los fustots	923	Catalan	Francesc Maspons Labrós	Spain	1871
Pelle di vecchia	923	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
Bene come il sale	923	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Cap o' Rushes	923	British			Internet Archive
Dear as Salt	923	Italian			Internet Archive
El agua y la sal	923	España	Carmen Conti Jiménez	2016	Corpus de Literatura Oral
Old Woman's Hide	923	Italian			Internet Archive
Princess who loved her Father like Salt	923	Greek			Internet Archive
Sugar and Salt	923	British			Internet Archive
The Goose-Girl at the Well	923	German			Internet Archive
Three Killed Florrie, Florrie Killed Ten	923	African-American			Internet Archive
Zoo geren as zout	923	Netherlands		1889	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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