Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
621: The Louse-Skin
Description
The hero guesses the puzzle and wins the princess. The one she turns to in the night. Cf. Types 425B, 571-574, 559, 850.
I. The Louse. (a) The princess has a louse fattened and it becomes as big as a calf.
(b) At its death she has a dress made from its skin. (c) She is to marry the man who can guess from what the dress is made. (d) The hero learns by trickery and wins her.
II. To Whom She Turns [H315].
Occurs rarely as sequel. See Type 850.
Motives
B873.1,
F983.2,
H511,
H522.1.1,
H573.3,
L161,
H315No examples in our database yet
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