ATU 431 The House in the Forest

ATU 431

The House in the Forest

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

Disenchantment by obedience and kindness. 4 variants
Compassionate youngest daughter. 4 variants
Lowly heroine marries prince (king). 4 variants
Kind and unkind. Churlish person disregards requests of old person (animal) and is punished. Courteous person (often youngest brother or sister) complies and is rewarded. 4 variants
Transformation to cow. 1 variant
Transformation: man to chicken (cock, hen). 1 variant
Transformation: man to cock. 1 variant
Magic aging. (Cf. D1857.) 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.