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

537: The Flight with the Eagle

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 500-559: Supernatural Helpers > 537: The Flight with the Eagle

Description

I. The Speaking Eagle. A man aims to shoot an eagle, when suddenly the bird begins to speak like a human being [B211.3]. The man spares him. II. The Grateful Eagle. The bird has a wing broken. The man cares for it for three years and wastes all his…

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Without Title	537	Netherlands	1899	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Without Title	537	Netherlands	1901	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De jongen met de arend	537	Netherlands	1901	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van den jongen met den arend.	537	Netherlands	1901	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van den jongen met den arend.	537	Netherlands	1901	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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