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

610: The Healing Fruit

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 560-649: Magic Objects > 610: The Healing Fruit

Description

The sick princess is offered to the man who can cure her [T681, H346]. An old woman [N825.3] gives healing power to the fruits [D1500.1.5] of the youngest brother [Q2, L13]. After the youngest brother has succeeded [L10] he is given tasks: herding rabbits (Type 570); making a land and water ship (Type 513), and fetching a feather from a magic bird (Type 461). He performs the tasks, goes and makes a fortune, returns and humbles the king and marries the princess [L161].

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Der Vogel Greif	610	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
La figlia del Re che non era mai stufa di fichi	610	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
King's DaughterWho Could Never Get Enough Figs	610	Italian			Internet Archive
The Griffin	610	German			Internet Archive

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