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

870: The Princess in the Underground Cave

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 870-879: The Woman Marries the Prince > 870: The Princess in the Underground Cave

Description

She digs herself out: serves at the king's castle. Takes the place of the bride at the wedding. The conversation with the horse, the bridge, the churchdoor. I. Imprisoned Princess. Because of her faithfulness to her betrothed, a princess along with…

Variants

870A. The Goose girl

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Vesle Åse Gåsepike	870A	Norwegian	Asbjørnsen & Moe	Norway	1841
Jonkvrouw Maleen	870	Dutch	M.M. de Vries-Vogel	Germany	1940
Jungfrau Maleen	870	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Nàng Maleen	870	Vietnamese	_	Germany	_
La doncella Maleen	870	Spanish	_	Germany	_
Little Annie the Goose-Girl	870A	English	George Dasent	Norway	1912
Maid Maleen	870	English	Margaret Hunt	Germany	_
The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground	870	English	Andrew Lang	Germany	1901
Demoiselle Méline, la princesse	870	French	_	Germany	_

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Annie the Goose Girl	870A	Norse	Internet Archive
Destined Girl wins her Place as the Prince's Bride	870A	Greek	Internet Archive
Finn King's Daughter	870	Norway	Internet Archive
Juan, Pedro, and Diego	870A	Chilean	Internet Archive
Little Lucy Goosey Girl	870A	Norway	Internet Archive
Maid Maleen	870	German	Internet Archive

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