ATU 480
The Kind and the Unkind Girls (previously The Spinning-Women by the Spring
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
- Grateful animals. 12 variants
- Forbidden chamber. Person allowed to enter all chambers of house except one. 12 variants
- Treasure falls from mouth. (Cf. D992.2, D1454.3.) 12 variants
- Grateful objects. 12 variants
- Apple-tree grateful for being shaken. (Cf. D950, D1610.2.0.1.) 12 variants
- Magic beautification. 12 variants
- Lousing as task set by ogre. 12 variants
- Tasks assigned by stepmother. 12 variants
- Task: carrying water in a sieve. 12 variants
- Task: washing black wool (cloth, cattle) white. 12 variants
- Task: combing hair of fairies. 12 variants
- Pursuit of rolling cake leads to quest. 12 variants
- Modest choice: three caskets type. Objects from which choice is to be made are hidden in caskets (or the like). The worst looking casket proves to be the best choice. 12 variants
- Curse: toads from mouth. 12 variants
- Dropped ball (basket) leads to adventures when recovery is attempted. 12 variants
- Spindle dropped into well leads to adventures. 12 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. 12 variants
- Politeness rewarded. 12 variants
- Cruel stepmother. 12 variants
- Witch assigns tasks. 8 variants
- Girl in service of witch. 6 variants
- Bucket dropped into well leads to adventures. 6 variants
- Adventures from pursuing object carried off by river. 6 variants
- Reward for cleansing loathsome person. Cleansing eyelids, bathing, lousing etc. 4 variants