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

652: The Boy Whose Wishes Always Come True

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 650-699: Supernatural Power or Knowledge > 652: The Boy Whose Wishes Always Come True

Description

I. The Godfather. (a) A king chooses as godfather for his son the first man he meets. (b) The old man chosen as godfather takes the boy secretly to a church, blesses him, and gives him the power to make all wishes come true. II. The Treacherous…

Variants

652A. The Myrtle

A woman gives birth to a myrtle. A prince falls in love with it. From it comes a beautiful fairy. Departing for a journey, he leaves her in the myrtie with a little bell attached. Evil women touch the myrtle, cause the fairy to appear and tear her to…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Het mirte-takje652DutchRien ValkhoffItaly_
De anjer652DutchM.M. de Vries-VogelGermany1940
Der Heidelbeerzweig652German_Italy_
Die Nelke652GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Il garofano652Italian_Germany_
Sự tích hoa cẩm chướng652Vietnamese_Germany_
Nelliken652Danish_Germany_
El clavel652Spanish_Germany_
The Myrtle652EnglishJohn Edward TaylorItaly_
The pink652English_Germany_
La mortella652NeapolitanGiambattista BasileItaly1634

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
3.4. Een wonderkiend 652 Netherlands 1893 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De Gouden Papegaai 652 Netherlands 1968 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Duck-Dog 652 Canadian Internet Archive
Een wonderkiend 652 Netherlands 1888 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
The Carnation (Pink) 652 German Internet Archive

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