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

877: The Old Woman who was Skinned

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 870-879: The Woman Marries the Prince > 877: The Old Woman who was Skinned

Description

La Vecchia Scorticata. King marries woman whose finger he has seen and whose voice he has heard. She turns out to be old woman. He has her thrown out. She hangs in a tree. Swan fairies change her into beautiful girl. The king takes her as wife. Her…

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Le tre vecchie	877	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
The King Who Would Have a Beautiful Wife	877	English	Andrew Lang	Italy	1897

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Jealous Sisters	877	Greek	Internet Archive
One-Tooth and Two-Teeth	877	Arab	Internet Archive
Three Crones	877	Italian	Internet Archive

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