ATU 545B Puss in Boots

ATU 545B

Puss in Boots

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 fox. 12 variants
Helpful jackal. 12 variants
Helpful monkey. 12 variants
Disenchantment by decapitation. 12 variants
Penniless wooer: helpful animal reports master wealthy and thus wins girl for him. 12 variants
Poor boy said by helpful animal to be dispossessed prince (wealthy man) who has lost clothes while swimming (in shipwreck). 12 variants
Speaking cat. 6 variants
Helpful cat. 6 variants
Castle inhabited by ogres. 6 variants
Giant tricked into becoming mouse. Cat eats him up. 6 variants
Animal helps men to wealth and greatness. 4 variants
Animal brings wealth to man. 4 variants
Animal wins wife for his master (Puss in Boots). 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.