ATU 653A The Rarest Thing in the World

ATU 653A

The Rarest Thing in the World

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 clairvoyant telescope. Shows distant events. 8 variants
Princess offered as prize to rescuer. 8 variants
Magic healing apple. (Cf. D981.1, H1333.3.1.5.) 4 variants
Magic transportation by hammock. (Cf. D1154.3.) 4 variants
Magic transportation by carpet. (Cf. D1155, D1118, D1118.1.) 4 variants
Resuscitation by magic apple. 4 variants
Girl rescued by skillful companions: to whom does she belong? 4 variants
Tales ending with a question. 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.