ATU 565 The Magic Mill

ATU 565

The Magic Mill

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

Why the sea is salt: magic salt mill. Stolen by sea-captain, who takes it aboard and orders it to grind. It will stop only for its master; ship sinks and mill keeps grinding salt. 4 variants
Magic porridge-pot keeps cooking. Against command, mother of owner bids pot to cook. It fills house with porridge and will not stop until ordered by mistress. 4 variants
Self-grinding salt-mill. (Cf. D1263.) 4 variants
Magic pot supplies food and drink. (Cf. D1171.1.) 2 variants
Self-cooking pot. (Cf. D1171.1.) 2 variants
Magic object obeys master alone. 2 variants
Magic cooking-pot obeys only master. (Cf. D1601.10.1, D1171.1.) 2 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.