ATU 552 The Girls Who Married Animals

ATU 552

The Girls Who Married Animals

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

Wish for animal husband realized. Girl says she will marry a certain animal. Latter appears and carries her off. (Cf. C15.) 8 variants
Provisions magically furnished. (Cf. D1470.) 8 variants
Unsuccessful imitation of magic production of food. (Cf. J2425.) 8 variants
Bankrupt father sells his daughters in marriage to animals. (Sometimes to pay gambling debt.) (Cf. S215.) 8 variants
Animal gives part of body as talisman for summoning its aid. 4 variants
Magic object received from animal brother-in-law. 4 variants
Daughter promised to animal suitor. 4 variants
Marriage to person in animal form. 4 variants
Periodic transformation. A person or thing is transformed at definite intervals. 4 variants
Animal by day; man by night. 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.