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

311: Rescue by the Sister

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries > 311: Rescue by the Sister

Description

Rescue by the Sister, who deceives the ogre into carrying the girls in a sack (chest) back to their home. Cf. Types 312, 1132.
  • I. The Forbidden Chamber. (a) Two sisters, one after the other, fall into an ogre's power, and are taken into a subterranean castle. (b) They are forbidden entrance into one room or (b1) to see souls in torment or (b2) to eat a human bone. (c) They disobey and an egg or key becomes bloody.
  • II. Punishment. The ogre kills them for disobedience.
  • III. Rescue by youngest sister. (a) The youngest sister finds the bodies and (b) resuscitates them by putting their members together or (c) otherwise, and hides them.
  • VI. Carrying the Sacks. (a) The girls are put into sacks and the ogre is persuaded to carry the sacks home without looking into them.
  • V. Disguise as Bird (a) The youngest sister leaves a skull dressed as a bride to deceive the ogre. (b) She smears herself with honey and feathers and escapes as a strange bird.
  • VI. Punishment of the Murderer. Rescue by the Sister, who deceives the ogre into carrying the girls in a sack (chest) back to their home.
  • Cf. Types 312, 1132.

    Motives

    G400, R11.1, G81, T721.5, C611, C311.1.1, C227, C913, C920, R157.1, G551.2, E30, G501, G561, K525, K521.1, Q211,

    Examples

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    Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
    Høna tripper i berget311NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway1841
    Fitchers Vogel311GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
    Häsichenbraut311GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
    Oll Rinkrank311GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
    O Colhereiro311PortugueseAdolfo CoelhoPortugal1879
    Zapatailla eta bere hiru alabak311BasqueWentworth WebsterSpain_
    Le tre raccoglitrici di cicoria311ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956
    Il naso d'argento311ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956

    External Examples

    StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
    Captain Murderer 311 British Internet Archive
    El saco cantor 311B* España Cristina Martínez de la Cruz 2008 Corpus de Literatura Oral
    El saco cantor 311B* España David Mañero Lozano 2015 Corpus de Literatura Oral
    El saco cantor 311B* España Marta Urea Herrador 2015 Corpus de Literatura Oral
    El saco cantor 311B* España Joaquín Díaz González 1982 Corpus de Literatura Oral
    Fitcher's Bird 311 German Internet Archive
    Hen is Tripping in the Mountain 311 Norway Internet Archive
    Het sprookje van den Moolenaar en de meelpoppen 311 Netherlands 1894 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
    Human Flesh to Eat 311 Greek Internet Archive
    Old Rinkrank 311 German Internet Archive
    Perrifool 311 British Internet Archive
    Seven Cauldrons Bubbling 311 Arab Internet Archive
    Silver Nose 311 Italian Internet Archive
    Tale of the Faderawisch 311 German Internet Archive
    The Hare's Bride 311 German Internet Archive
    The Old Dame and bee Hen 311 Norse Internet Archive
    Three Chicory Gatherers 311 Italian Internet Archive

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