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301: The Three Kidnapped Princesses

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Description

I. The Hero is of supernatural origin and strength: (a) son of a bear who has stolen his mother; (b) of a dwarf or robber from whom the boy rescues himself and his mother; (c) the son of a man and a she-bear or cow; or (e) engendered by the eating of…

Variants

301A. Quest for a Vanished Princess

Turns in cooking dinner. Episode with the dwarf. The hole in the lower world end the rescue of the princesses (from a dragon or the like; cf. Type 300). The treacherous companions. Parts II, III, IV, V of the analysis above.

301B. The Strong Man and his Companions

The same, preceded by: The Strong Man and his Companions (Pine-twister, Cliff-breaker). Cf. Types 513A, 650, end Parts I, II, III, IV, V of the analysis above.

301D. The Ring of the Princess

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Fugl Dam301NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway_
Der starke Hans650A,301GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Das Erdmännchen301GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
L’uomo verde d’alghe301ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956
Иван крестьянский сын и мужичок сам с перст, усы на семь верст300A,301RussianАлександр АфанасьевRussia1855
Иван-царевич и Белый Полянин301RussianАлександр АфанасьевRussia1855
Herrne-hüämees, tammekääändjä ja mäekapataja301,513A EstonianOskar KallasEstonia0
Laat sakke, laat sakke!301AWestern FrisianYpe PoortingaNetherlands1979
The Blue Mountains301EnglishAndrew Lang_1894
Rubezahl301EnglishAndrew LangGermany1904
The Sister Of the Sun301EnglishAndrew LangFinland1904
The Little Gray Man301EnglishAndrew LangGermany1900
The Norka301EnglishAndrew LangRussia1890
The Story Of Bensurdatu301EnglishAndrew LangItaly1900
Joan de l' os301CatalanFrancesc Maspons LabrósSpain1871
La perera301CatalanFrancesc Maspons LabrósSpain1871
Il gobbino che picchia301ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956
Neohroženy Mikeš301CzechBožena NěmcováCzech Republic1845

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Bird Dam 301D* Norway Internet Archive
Dawn,evening, and midnight 301 Russian Internet Archive
De stok van duzend en een pond 301 Netherlands 1970 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Dirt Boy 301 Japanesse Internet Archive
Duizendponderken 301 Netherlands 1889 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Fire Boy 301 Japanesse Internet Archive
Flowers That Vanished in the Night 301 Arab Internet Archive
Gnome 301 German Internet Archive
Golden Ball 301 Italian Internet Archive
Ivan the Peasant's Son and the Thumb-sized Man 301 Russian Internet Archive
Jaan mit iezern handstok 301 Netherlands 1930 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Jan de Beer 301 Netherlands 1944 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Juan Oso 301 Mexican Internet Archive
Laat sakke, laat sakke! 301 Netherlands 1973 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Little Red Hairy Man 301 British Internet Archive
Little Redman 301 British Internet Archive
Man Wreathed In Seaweed 301 Italian Internet Archive
Oav'ntuur'n van drei seldoat'n. 301 Netherlands 1800 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Pietsjen de Smid 301 Netherlands 1893 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Pietsjen de Smid 301 Netherlands 1923 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Prince Ivan and Byely Polyanin 301 Russian Internet Archive
Son of the Cow with a Broken Horn 301 Hungarian Internet Archive
Son of the Gray Horse 301 Armenian Internet Archive
The Bear's Husband 301 Chinese Internet Archive
The Big Bird Dan 301 Norse Internet Archive
The Oni's Laughter 301 Japanesse Internet Archive
Three Fairies of Sandy Batoum 301 Greek Internet Archive
Three Princesses in the Mountain-in-the-Blue 301 Norwegian Internet Archive
Three Stolen Princesses 301 Chilean Internet Archive
Underworld Adventure 301 Greek Internet Archive
Van drie matrozen. 301 Netherlands 1901 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
World Below 301 Armenian Internet Archive
Zeventiende vertelling 301 Netherlands 1804 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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