ATU 425B Son of the Witch (previously The Disenchanted Husband: the Witch's Tasks)

ATU 425B

Son of the Witch (previously The Disenchanted Husband: the Witch's Tasks)

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 wolf. 12 variants
Loss of wife (husband) for breaking tabu. 12 variants
Transformation: man to wolf. 12 variants
Animal by day; man by night. 12 variants
Task: washing black wool (cloth, cattle) white. 12 variants
Task: sweep the floor and do not sweep it. 12 variants
Task: preparing large quantity of grain. 12 variants
Uriah letter. Man carries written order for his own execution. 12 variants
Daughter promised to monster as bride to secure flower (bird) she has asked for. 12 variants
Transformation flight. Fugitives transforms themselves in order to escape detection by the pursuer. 6 variants
Obstacle flight. Fugitives throw objects behind them which magically become obstacles in pursuer's path. 6 variants
Task: traveling till iron shoes are worn out. 6 variants
Quest for vanished husband. 6 variants
Girl in service of witch. 4 variants
Tasks assigned in order to get rid of hero. 4 variants
Impossible tasks. 4 variants

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.