compiled, translated, and classified by
D. L. Ashliman
© 1998-2020
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No. |
English Title |
German Title |
Aarne-Thompson-Uther Type |
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1 |
Type 440 |
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2 |
Type 15, Stealing the Partner's Butter |
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3 |
Type 710 |
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4 |
Type 326 |
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5 |
Type 123 |
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6 |
Type 516 |
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7 |
Type 1642. Includes an episode of type 1610, Sharing Strokes with the King's Guard |
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8 |
Type 151, Music Lessons for Wild Animals. Cf. type 1159, Catching the Would-Be Musician in a Crack |
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9 |
Type 451, The Brothers Who Were Turned into Birds |
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10 |
Type 210, The Traveling Animals and the Wicked Man |
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11 |
Type 450 |
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12 |
Type 310, The Maiden in the Tower |
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13 |
Type 403B, The Black and the White Bride. Includes an episode of type 480, The Kind and the Unkind Girls |
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14 |
Type 501 |
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15 |
Type 327A. Includes an episode of type 1121, Burning the Witch in Her Own Oven |
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16 |
The Three Snake-Leaves |
Type 612 |
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17 |
The White Snake |
Type 673. Includes an episode of type 554, The Grateful Animals |
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18 |
Type 295 |
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19 |
Type 555 |
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20 |
Type 1640. Includes episodes of type 1060, Squeezing Water from a Stone; type 1062, A Contest in Throwing Stones; type 1052, A Contest in Carrying a Tree; type 1051, Springing with a Bent Tree; type 1115, Attempting to Kill the Hero in His Bed |
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21 |
Type 510A |
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22 |
Type 851, Winning the Princess with a Riddle |
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23 |
Type 85 |
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24 |
Type 480, The Kind and the Unkind Girls |
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25 |
Type 451, The Brothers Who Were Turned into Birds |
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26 |
Type 333, Red Riding Hood |
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27 |
Type 130, Outcast Animals Find a New Home |
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28 |
Type 780 |
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29 |
The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs |
Type 461, Three Hairs from the Devil; type 930, The Prophecy That a Poor Boy Will Marry a Rich Girl |
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30 |
Type 2022, An Animal Mourns the Death of a Spouse |
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31 |
Type 706 |
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32 |
Type 1696, What Should I Have Said (or Done)? |
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33 |
The Three Languages |
Type 671 |
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34 |
Clever Elsie |
Type 1450. Ends with an episode of type 1383, A Woman Does Not Know Herself |
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35 |
Type 800 |
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36 |
Type 563, introduced by type 212, The Goat That Lied |
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37 |
Type 700, Tom Thumb. Includes an episode of type 41, Overeating in the Pantry |
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38 |
Two tales. Type 65, Mrs. Fox's Suitors. |
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39 |
Three tales. Tale one: type 503*, Helpful Elves. Also categorized as a migratory legend, type 7015. Tale two: type 476*, A Midwife (or Godmother) for the Elves. Also categorized as a migratory legend, type 5070. Tale three: migratory legend, type 5085, The Changeling. |
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40 |
Type 955 |
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41 |
Type 210, The Traveling Animals and the Wicked Man |
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42 |
Type 332, Godfather Death |
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43 |
Type 334, At the Witch's House |
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44 |
Type 332 |
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45 |
Thumbling's Travels |
Type 700, Tom Thumb |
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46 |
Type 311, The Heroine Rescues Herself and Her Sisters. Similar to type 312, Bluebeard |
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47 |
Type 720, My Mother Killed Me; My Father Ate Me |
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48 |
Type 101, The Old Dog Rescues the Child. Concludes with an episode of type 103, Wild Animals Hide from an Unfamiliar Animal, and of type 104, War between the Village Animals and the Forest Animals |
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49 |
Type 451, The Brothers Who Were Turned into Birds |
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50 |
Type 410, Sleeping Beauty |
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51 |
Type 313, The Girl Helps the Hero Flee |
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52 |
Type 900 |
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53 |
Type 709 |
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54 |
The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn |
Type 569 |
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54a |
Type 675. This tale was included only in the first edition. |
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55 |
Type 500, Guessing the Helper's Name |
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56 |
Type 1119, Ogres Kill Their Own Children, followed by type 313, The Girl Helps the Hero Flee; the Forgotten Fiancée |
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57 |
The Golden Bird |
Type 550 |
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58 |
The Dog and the Sparrow |
Type 248, The Man, the Dog, and the Bird |
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59 |
Freddy and Katy Lizzy |
Types 1387, A Woman Draws Beer in the Cellar; 1385*, A Woman Loses Her Husband's Money; 1291B, A Fool Greeses the Cracked Earth with Butter; 1291, Sending One Cheese After Another; 1653A, Securing the Door; 1653, The Robbers under the Tree; 1383, A Woman Does Not Know Herself; 1791, Dividing Up the Dead |
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60 |
The Two Brothers |
Type 567A, The Magic Bird Heart; followed by type 303, The Blood Brothers. Includes an episode of type 300, The Dragon Slayer |
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61 |
Type 1535, The Rich Peasant and the Poor Peasant. Includes an episode of type 1737, Trading Places with the Trickster in a Sack. Similar to type 1539, Tricksters and Their Victims |
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62 |
The Queen Bee |
Type 554, The Grateful Animals |
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63 |
Type 402, The Animal Bride |
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64 |
The Golden Goose |
Type 571, All Stick Together, plus an episode of type 513B, The Land and Water Ship |
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65 |
Type 510B, A King Tries to Marry His Daughter |
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66 |
Type 311, The Heroine Rescues Herself and Her Sisters |
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67 |
Type 884, The Forsaken Fiancée |
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68 |
The Thief and His Master |
Type 325, The Magician and His Pupil |
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69 |
Jorinde and Joringel |
Type 405 |
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70 |
The Three Children of Fortune |
Type 1650, Three Brothers Inherit a Rooster, a Scythe, and a Cat. Includes episodes of types 1202, Harvesting Grain with a Cannon; 1651, Dick Whittington and His Cat; and 1281, Burning the Barn to Destroy an Unknown Animal |
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71 |
How Six Men Got On in the World |
Type 513A |
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72 |
Type 157, Learning to Fear Man |
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73 |
The Wolf and the Fox |
Type 41, Overeating in the Pantry |
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74 |
The Fox and His Cousin |
Type 152A*, The Scalded Wolf, followed by type 4, Getting a Ride by Pretending to Be Injured |
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75 |
Type 105, The Cat's Only Trick |
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76 |
The Carnation |
Type 652, The Boy Whose Wishes Always Come True |
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77 |
Type 1741, The Guest Flees to Save His Ears |
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78 |
Type 980, The Ungrateful Son |
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79 |
Type 313, The Girl Helps the Hero Flee |
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80 |
Type 2021. Includes an episode of type 2021A The Cock Seeks Help for the Choking Hen |
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81 |
Brother Merry |
Includes episodes of type 785, Who Ate the Lamb's Heart?; type 753A, The Unsuccessful Resuscitation; type 330B, The Devil in the Sack; type 330*, Entering Heaven by a Trick; |
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82 |
Gambling Hansel |
Type 330A, The Smith's Three Wishes |
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83 |
Type 1415 |
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84 |
Hans Gets Married |
Types 859B, The Penniless Wooer: Money in Hand, and 859A, The Penniless Wooer: Patch of Land |
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85 |
The Gold-Children |
Type 555, The Fisherman and His Wife, followed by type 303, Blood Brothers |
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86 |
The Fox and the Geese |
Type 227, The Geese's Eternal Prayer |
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87 |
The Poor Man and the Rich Man |
Type 750A, Good Wishes and Foolish Wishes |
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88 |
Type 425C, Beauty and the Beast |
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89 |
Type 533 |
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90 |
Type 650A. Introduced with an episode of type 700, Tom Thumb |
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91 |
The Gnome |
Type 301A, The Quest for the Vanished Princesses |
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92 |
The King of the Golden Mountain |
Type 401A, The Enchanted Princess in Her Castle. Introduced with an episode of type 810, The Devil Loses a Soul That Was Promised Him. Includes episodes of type 560, The Magic Ring, and type 518, Quarreling Giants Lose Their Magic Objects |
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93 |
The Raven |
Type 401. The Girl Transformed into an Animal. Includes an episode of type 518, Quarreling Giants Lose Their Magic Objects |
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94 |
The Peasant's Clever Daughter |
Type 875 |
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95 |
Type 1360C |
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96 |
The Three Little Birds |
Type 707, The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird |
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97 |
The Water of Life |
Type 551 |
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98 |
Type 1641 |
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99 |
Type 331 |
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100 |
The Devil's Sooty Brother |
Type 475, Heating Hell's Kitchen |
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101 |
Type 361 |
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102 |
The Wren and the Bear |
Der Zaunkönig und der Bär |
Type 222, The War between the Birds and the Beasts |
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103 |
Type 565, The Magic Mill |
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104 |
Type 1384, A Man Seeks Someone as Stupid as His Wife. Includes episodes of type 1385, A Woman Accepts Her Own Cow as Security, and type 1540, The Man from Paradise |
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105 |
Tales of the Toad |
Märchen von der Unke |
Three tales. Tale 1: type 285, The Child and the Snake. Tale 2: type 672B, The Toad's Crown. Tale 3: type 2075 Imitating Animal Sounds |
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106 |
The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat |
Der arme Müllerbursch und das Kätzchen |
Type 402, The Animal Bride |
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107 |
Type 613, followed by type 554, The Grateful Animals |
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108 |
Type 441 |
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109 |
The Burial Shirt (The Little Shroud) |
Type 769 |
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110 |
Type 592, Dancing in Thorns |
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111 |
The Trained Huntsman |
Der gelernte Jäger |
Type 304 |
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112 |
The Threshing-Flail from Heaven |
Der Dreschflegel vom Himmel |
A combination of types 1960A, The Giant Animal; 1960G, The Giant Plant; and 1889K, A Rope Made of Chaff |
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113 |
The Two Kings' Children |
De beiden Künigeskinner |
Type 313, The Girl Helps the Hero Flee; the Forgotten Fiancée |
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114 |
The Clever Little Tailor |
Vom klugen Schneiderlein |
An expurgated version of type 850, The Princess's Birthmarks. Includes episodes of type 1061, Biting Stones and 1159, Catching the Would-Be Musician in a Crack (expurgated) |
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115 |
The Bright Sun Will Bring It to Light |
Die klare Sonne bringt's an den Tag |
Type 960, The Sun Brings All to Light |
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116 |
Type 562, The Spirit in the Blue Light |
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117 |
Type 779, Divine Rewards and Punishments |
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118 |
The Three Army Surgeons |
Die drei Feldscherer |
Type 660, The Three Doctors |
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119 |
Several episodes, mostly of type 1321, Fools Are Frightened. One episode is type 1231, Planning the Attack on a Hare. Conclusion belongs to type 1297*, Fools Walk into a River and Drown |
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120 |
The Three Journeymen |
Die drei Handwerksburschen |
Type 360, The Three Apprentices and the Devil. Similar to type 1697, We Three, for Money |
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121 |
The King's Son Who Is Afraid of Nothing |
Der Königssohn, der sich vor nichts fürchtet |
Type 590, The Magic Belt; and type 401A, The Enchanted Princess in Her Castle |
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122 |
The Cabbage-Donkey |
Der Krautesel |
Type 567, The Magic Bird Heart. Similar to type 566, Fruit That Grows Horns (Fortunatus) |
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123 |
Type 442 |
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124 |
The Three Brothers |
Die drei Brüder |
Type 654, Which Brother Has the Best Skill? |
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125 |
The Devil and His Grandmother |
Der Teufel und seine Großmutter |
Type 812, The Devil's Riddle |
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126 |
Ferdinand the Faithful and Ferdinand the Unfaithful |
Ferenand getrü un Ferenand ungetrü |
Type 531 |
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127 |
The Iron Stove |
Der Eisenofen |
Type 425A, The Animal Bridegroom |
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128 |
Type 1405 |
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129 |
The Four Skillful Brothers |
Die vier kunstreichen Brüder |
Type 653 |
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130 |
One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes |
Einäuglein, Zweiäuglein und Dreiäuglein |
Type 511 |
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131 |
Type 2019 |
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132 |
Type 47A, Catching a Horse by the Tail |
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133 |
Type 306, The Danced-Out Shoes |
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134 |
The Six Servants |
Die sechs Diener |
Type 513A, Six Go through the Whole World |
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135 |
The White Bride and the Black Bride |
Die weiße und die schwarze Braut |
Type 403A, The Black and the White Bride: The Wishes |
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136 |
Type 502, The Wild Man as a Helper |
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137 |
The Three Black Princesses |
De drei schwatten Prinzessinnen |
Similar to type 401A, The Enchanted Princess in Her Castle |
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138 |
Type 1965. Includes an episode of type 1963, Sailing in a Bottomless Boat |
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139 |
The Girl from Brakel |
Dat Mäken von Brakel |
Type 1476A, Praying to the Statue's Mother |
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140 |
Household Servants |
Das Hausgesinde |
Type 1940, Extraordinary Names |
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141 |
Type 450, Little Brother, Little Sister |
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142 |
Type 676, Open Sesame |
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143 |
Type 1696, What Should I Have Said? |
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144 |
Type 430, The Donkey Bridegroom |
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145 |
Type 980D, A Toad in the Face of an Ungrateful Son |
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146 |
The Turnip |
Die Rübe |
Types 1960D, The Giant Vegetable; and 1689A, Two Presents for the King. Includes an episode of type 1737, Trading Places with the Trickster in a Sack |
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147 |
Type 753, Christ and the Smith |
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148 |
The Lord's Animals and the Devil's |
Des Herrn und des Teufels Getier |
Unclassified |
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149 |
Type 987, False Magician Exposed by Clever Girl. Includes an episode similar to type 1290, A Fool Mistakes a Flax Field for a Lake |
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150 |
Unclassified |
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151 |
Type 1950, A Contest in Laziness |
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151* |
The Twelve Lazy Servants |
Die zwölf faulen Knechte |
Type 1950, A Contest in Laziness |
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152 |
The Little Shepherd Boy |
Das Hirtenbüblein |
Type 922, The King, the Abbot, and the Shepherd |
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153 |
Type 779, Divine Rewards and Punishments |
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154 |
Type 769, A Child Returns from the Dead |
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155 |
Type 1452, Choosing a Bride by How She Cuts Cheese |
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156 |
Type 1451, A Suitor Chooses the Thrifty Girl |
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157 |
The Sparrow and His Four Children |
Der Sperling und seine vier Kinder |
Similar to type 157, Learning to Fear Man |
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158 |
The Tale of Cockaigne |
Das Märchen vom Schlauraffenland |
Type 1930 |
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159 |
The Tall Tale from Ditmarsh |
Das Diethmarsische Lügenmärchen |
Type 1930, Schlaraffenland |
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160 |
Type 407, The Girl as a Flower |
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161 |
Snow-White and Rose-Red |
Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot |
Type 426, The Two Girls, the Bear, and the Dwarf |
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162 |
Similar to type 1681B, The Fool as a Housekeeper |
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163 |
The Glass Coffin |
Der gläserne Sarg |
Type 410, Sleeping Beauty |
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164 |
Type 1430, Air Castles |
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165 |
The Griffin |
Types 610, Fruit to Cure the Princess; 461, Three Hairs from the Devil; and 570, The Rabbit Herd |
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166 |
Strong Hans |
Der starke Hans |
Type 650A, The Young Giant; and type 301A, The Quest for the Vanished Princesses |
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167 |
The Peasant in Heaven |
Das Bürle im Himmel |
Type 802 |
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168 |
Type 1430, Air Castles. Includes an episode of type 2411, Counting Imagined Wealth. |
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169 |
The Hut in the Woods |
Type 431 |
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170 |
Sharing Joy and Sorrow |
Similar to type 921D*, Witty Answers |
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171 |
The Wren |
Der Zaunkönig |
Type 221, The Wren Becomes King of the Birds |
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172 |
The Flounder |
Die Scholle |
Type 250A, The Flounder's Crooked Mouth |
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173 |
The Bittern and Hoopoe |
Rohrdommel und Wiedehopf |
Type 236*, Imitating Bird Sounds. Compare type 2075, Imitating Animal Sounds |
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174 |
The Owl |
Die Eule |
Type 1281, Burning the Barn to Destroy an Unknown Animal |
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175 |
The Moon |
Der Mond |
Unclassified |
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176 |
Types 173 and 828, Men, Animals, and the Span of Life. (Categorized under two different numbers by Aarne-Thompson) |
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177 |
Type 335 |
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178 |
Master Pfriem |
Meister Pfriem |
Type 801. Includes an episode of type 1248, Loading a Beam Crosswise on a Wagon |
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179 |
The Goose-Girl at the Well |
Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen |
Type 923, Love Like Salt |
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180 |
Type 758 |
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181 |
Type 316 |
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182 |
Type 503, The Hunchbacks and the Elves |
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183 |
The Giant and the Tailor |
Der Riese und der Schneider |
Type 1049, The Heavy Ax; 1053, Shooting Wild Boars; and 1051, Springing with a Bent Tree |
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184 |
Type 2039, The Lost Horseshoe Nail |
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185 |
The Poor Boy in the Grave |
Der arme Junge im Grab |
Episodes include type 1876, Chickens on a String, and type 1313, The Man Who Thought He Was Dead |
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186 |
The True Bride |
Die wahre Braut |
Type 510, The Persecuted Heroine; followed by type 884, The Forsaken Fiancée |
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187 |
Der Hase und der Igel. This link is to a High German translation of the Grimms' original Low German text. |
Type 275A*, The Race between the Hedgehog and the Hare. Compare type 1074, A Race Is Won by a Look-Alike Helper |
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188 |
Type 585 |
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189 |
Type 1030, Man and Ogre Share the Harvest |
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190 |
Type 236*, Imitating Bird Sounds. Compare type 2075, Imitating Animal Sounds |
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191 |
The Rabbit |
Das Meerhäschen |
Type 554, The Grateful Animals. Similar to 851, Winning the Princess with a Riddle |
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192 |
The Master Thief |
Der Meisterdieb |
Type 1525A, Stealing the Count's Horse, Sheet, and Parson |
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193 |
The Drummer |
Der Trommler |
Type 400, The Quest for a Lost Bride; and type 313, The Girl Helps the Hero Flee; the Forgotten Fiancée. Includes an episode of type 518, Quarreling Giants Lose Their Magic Objects |
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194 |
Type 779, Divine Rewards and Punishments |
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195 |
The Grave Mound |
Der Grabhügel |
Similar to type 815, Keeping Watch at a Rich Man's Grave. Contains an episode of type 1130, A Boot Full of Money |
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196 |
Old Rinkrank |
Oll Rinkrank |
Similar to type 311, The Heroine Rescues Herself and Her Sisters |
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197 |
The Crystal Ball |
Die Kristallkugel |
Type 552A, The Girls Who Married Animals. Includes episodes of type 302, The Giant Whose Heart Was in an Egg, and type 518, Quarreling Giants Lose Their Magic Objects |
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198 |
Maid Maleen |
Jungfrau Maleen |
Type 870, The Entombed Princess |
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199 |
The Boot of Buffalo Leather |
Der Stiefel von Büffelleder |
Type 952, The King and the Soldier |
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200 |
Type 2260 |
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201 |
St. Joseph in the Woods |
Der heilige Joseph im Walde |
Type 480, The Kind and the Unkind Girls |
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202 |
Similar to type 766, The Magic Sleep |
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203 |
Unclassified |
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204 |
Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven |
Armut und Demut führen zum Himmel |
Unclassified |
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205 |
Type 751G*, Bread Turned to Stone |
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206 |
The Three Green Branches |
Die drei grünen Zweige |
Type 756A, Green Leaves on a Dry Stick |
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207 |
Our Lady's Little Glass |
Muttergottesgläschen |
Unclassified |
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208 |
The Aged Mother |
Die alte Mütterchen |
Unclassified |
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209 |
The Heavenly Wedding |
Die himmlische Hochzeit |
Type 767, Food for the Crucifix |
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210 |
The Hazel Switch |
Die Haselrute |
Unclassified |
Revised January 14, 2020.