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

316: The Mermaid in the Pond

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries > 316: The Mermaid in the Pond

Description

The youth promised to the nix is pulled into the water by her. I. Promise to the Water-Nix. A boy is unwittingly promised to a waternix. II. Grateful Animals. A youth receives from grateful animals the power of transforming himself into their…

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Die Nixe im Teich	316	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
The Story Of the Yara	316	English	Andrew Lang	Brazil	1904

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Mermaid and the Poor Fisherman	316	Chilean	Internet Archive
Story of Yara	316	Brazilian	Internet Archive
The Nixie in the Pond	316	German	Internet Archive

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