ATU 585 Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle

ATU 585

Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle

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, and the motifs below are the doors onward.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Magic needle transforms a room from plainness to beauty. (Cf. D1181.) 2 variants
Magic spindle brings back prince for heroine. (Cf. D1186.) 2 variants
Quest for bride richest and poorest. 2 variants
Magic shuttle makes road. (Cf. D1185.) 1 variant
Magic shuttle makes carpet. (Cf. D1185.) 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.