ATU 652 The Prince whose Wishes Always Come True

ATU 652

The Prince whose Wishes Always Come True

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

Transformation: man to dog. (Cf. B641.1.) 20 variants
Transformation: man (woman) to carnation. 20 variants
Blood smeared on innocent person brings accusation of murder. 20 variants
Treacherous servants and workmen. 20 variants
Walling up as a punishment. (Cf. S125.) 20 variants
Prince buys twig (flower) (enchanted girl) from her mother. (Cf. D212, D215.) 20 variants
Wishes granted without limit. 10 variants
Supernatural godfather. A king chooses as the godfather of his son the first man he meets. The godfather proves to be supernatural. 10 variants
Forester as foster father. 10 variants
Forester rescues abandoned child. 10 variants
Transformation and disenchantment at will. 4 variants
Disenchantment from flower by breaking stalk. 4 variants
Hero's power to transform girl to carnation brings about recognition. 4 variants
Lowly heroine marries prince (king). 4 variants
Outcast wife at last united with husband and children. 4 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.