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

704: The Princess and the Pea

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 700-749: Other Tales of the Supernatural > 704: The Princess and the Pea

Description

A princess is recognized by her inability to sleep in a bed which has a pea under its dozen mattresses.

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
De prinses op de erwt	704	Dutch	_	Denmark	_
Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse	704	German	_	Denmark	_
La principessa sul pisello	704	Italian	_	Denmark	_
Prinsessen på ærten	704	Danish	H.C. Andersen	Denmark	1835
Güzel Prenses Ve Bezelye	704	Turkish	_	Denmark	_
La princesa del guisante	704	Spanish	_	Denmark	_
The princess and the pea	704	English	H. P. Paull	Denmark	1872
How To Tell a True Princess	704	English	Andrew Lang	Denmark	1894
La princesse au petit pois	704	French	_	Denmark	_
Prinsessan á bauninni	704	Icelandic	Steingríms Thorsteinssonar	Denmark	_

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
De Prinses op de Erwt	704	Netherlands		1968	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De Prinses op de Erwt	704	Netherlands		2009	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De prinses op de erwt	704	Netherlands		1835	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank