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

565: The Magic Mill

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 560-649: Magic Objects > 565: The Magic Mill

Description

Grinds an enormous amount of meal or salt when the man who has stolen it cannot stop it. I. The Magic Mill (Pot). The hero or heroine receives (a) a magic pot that fills itself with porridge or (b) a mill that grinds meal or salt. (c) Only the owner…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Kvernen som står og maler på havsens bunn565NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway1841
Der süsse Brei565GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Why the Ocean is Salty565EnglishDean S. FanslerPhilippines1921

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Master and his Pupil 565 British Internet Archive
Mill 565 Greek Internet Archive
Old Handmill 565 British Internet Archive
Salt-Grinding Millstones 565 Japanesse Internet Archive
Sweet Porridge 565 German Internet Archive
The Water Mother 565 Chinese Internet Archive
Why the Sea is Salt 565 Norse Internet Archive

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