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

859: The Penniless Bridegroom Pretends to Wealth

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 850-869: The Man Marries the Princess > 859: The Penniless Bridegroom Pretends to Wealth

See also: 545,1590

Variants

859A. The Penniless Wooer: Patch of Land

After marriage he takes the bride to look at his land. He puts on soiled clothes. She looks at the land; he points to the patch on his clothes. »That patch is mine.» [K1917.1].

859B. The Penniless Wooer: Money in Hand

An uncle gives the boy a coin and food to hold while he woos for him. He tells the girl's father that the boy has a piece of money in hand and plenty to eat. Wins the girl. [K1917.2].

859C. The Penniless Wooer: "House of my Father with one hundred fifty Lights and Goat Pen."

When the servant in bed so remarks, the master marries his daughter to him. Arrived at the hut, he explains that the lights are the stars whose beams enter through the cracks in the roof. One goat is tied to the tree. [K1917.4].

859D. All of These are Mine

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Hans heiratet859GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Dit is myn lap 859 Netherlands 1972 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Hans gets married 859 German Internet Archive

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