Prince buys twig (flower) (enchanted girl) from her mother. (Cf. D212, D215.) — Mythoi

Motif

Prince buys twig (flower) (enchanted girl) from her mother. (Cf. D212, D215.)

Sex. · Love. · Wooing. · view the constellation · filed as T52.1

Filed across the traditions

Italian Basile Pentamerone I No. 2.
general Type 652
general BP II 125

Within the index

Filed under Bride purchased.

Filed beside it

Purchase money instead of bride given to suitor to settle dispute Bride purchased for her weight in gold Dowry given at marriage of daughter Attempt to purchase wife Rich girl gives poor suitor necklace with which to pay her bride-price Princess asked for in return for sparing palace. (Cf. S222.) Absent man's wife demanded in law court in payment of debt by creditor Village given to bride-to-be as part of her dowry

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Transformation: man (woman) to flower Transformation: man to tree

Carried in tale types

The Prince whose Wishes Always Come True · ATU 652 20 recorded variants

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