ATU 402 The Animal Bride (previously The Mouse [Cat, Frog, etc

ATU 402

The Animal Bride (previously The Mouse [Cat, Frog, etc

Aarne–Thompson–Uther tale-type index · Tales Of Magic · The full type description is not served here; the number and name are the classification facts.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Helpful cat. 2 variants
Helpful mouse. 2 variants
Helpful frog. 2 variants
Disenchantment by decapitation. 2 variants
Quest assigned by father. 2 variants
Youngest brother alone succeeds on quest. 2 variants
Quest for the most beautiful bride. 2 variants
Quest for the finest of chains. 2 variants
Quest for the finest of linen. 2 variants
Quest for the smallest of dogs. 2 variants
Helpful animal an enchanted person. 1 variant
Person disenchanted. 1 variant

Type numbers and names after Aarne–Thompson–Uther, via Hagedorn, trilogy (2022), CC-BY-NC-SA; motif links weighted by the dataset’s recorded tale variants. Served as classification facts with attribution.