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

593: Fiddevav

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 560-649: Magic Objects > 593: Fiddevav

Description

All who poke in the ashes (the daughter, the woman, the preacher, etc.) must keep saying »Fiddevav», until they are released from the magic [D1413.17]. An old woman [N825.3] gives [D810] the hero a magic stone and advises him to go to the peasant's house at night, to say nothing, but »Thanks« [C495.3] and to lay the stone in the ashes. The stone prevents fire from being made and all who try to make it stick to the poker [D1413, D2172.1]. The hero gets the peasant's daughter in return for release. Cf. Types 330A, 571, 571A, 571B].

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Without Title	593	Netherlands		1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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