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

511: One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 500-559: Supernatural Helpers > 511: One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes

Variants

511A. The Littler Red Ox

Cf. Type 302 I*. I. The Ox Helper. A stepbrother of One-Eye, Two-Eyes and Three-Eyes is cruelly treated by his stepmother and stepsisters. He is assisted by a magic ox which furnishes him food from his removable horn. II. Spying on the Ox. The…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Einäuglein, Zweiäuglein und Dreiäuglein511GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Буренушка511RussianАлександр АфанасьевRussia1855

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Burenushka, the little red cow 511 Russian Internet Archive
Little Black Bull 511 British Internet Archive
Little Bull-calf, de three Giants, and de Fiery Dragon 511 British Internet Archive
Los huérfanos y la vaca asesinada 511 Argelia Óscar Abenójar 2013 Corpus de Literatura Oral
One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes 511 German Internet Archive
The Little Bull-Calf 511 English Internet Archive

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