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

1456: The blind fiancée

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1440-1524: Stories about a Woman > 1450-1474: Looking for a Wife > 1456: The blind fiancée

Description

The search for the needle. The girl mistakes the dish for a cat. The blindness is thus discovered. [K1984.5].

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Tsju pus, vil du ned av bordet!1456NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway_

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Belroas 1456 Netherlands 1971 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Nearsighted Old Lady 1456 African-American Internet Archive
Old Lady and Poor Eyesight 1456 United States Internet Archive
Van eene boerendochter die bijziende was 1456 Netherlands 1896 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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