ATU 563 The Table, the Donkey and the Stick

ATU 563

The Table, the Donkey and the Stick

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

Gold-producing ass. Droppings of gold. 36 variants
Recovery of magic object by use of magic cudgel. (Cf. D1094.) 36 variants
Magic sack furnishes mannikin who cudgels owner's enemies. (Cf. D1193.) 36 variants
Fool loses magic objects by talking about them. 36 variants
Food supplied by magic. Most of the references in D1030 also belong here. 12 variants
Magic club (stick) beats person. (Cf. D1094.) 12 variants
Magic table supplies food and drink. (Cf. D1153.) 12 variants
Magic bag (sack) supplies food. (Cf. D1193.) 12 variants
Automatic cudgel. (Cf. D1094.) 12 variants
Magic cudgel works only for master. (Cf. D1094.) 12 variants
Magic object stolen by host (at inn.) 9 variants
Magic object stolen by neighbor. 9 variants
Magic object stolen by brothers. 9 variants
Treacherous inn-keeper. 9 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.