ATU 567 The Magic Bird-heart

ATU 567

The Magic Bird-heart

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

Treasure-producing bird-heart. (Cf. D1015.1.1.) Brings riches when eaten. 10 variants
Magic object stolen by hero's wife. 10 variants
Magic bird-heart (when eaten) brings man to kingship. (Cf. D1015.1.1, B113.1.) 5 variants
Eater of magic bird-heart will become rich (or king). 5 variants
Transformation: man to ass. (Cf. B641.4.) 2 variants
Transformation by eating vegetable. (Cf. D983.) 2 variants
Transformation as punishment. 2 variants
Magic plant. 2 variants
Magic vegetable. 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.