ATU 571C The Biting Doll

ATU 571C

The Biting Doll

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

Magic object stolen by neighbor. 2 variants
Magic object obeys master alone. 2 variants
Task: freeing king from clutches of magic doll. Will marry rescuer if a girl. 2 variants
King marries girl who frees him from the clutches of magic doll. (Cf. D1268.) 2 variants
Magic statue (doll). 1 variant
Magic doll furnishes treasure. Excreta of gold. (Cf. D1268.) 1 variant

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.