ATU 750A The Three Wishes (previously The Wishes)

ATU 750A

The Three Wishes (previously The Wishes)

Aarne–Thompson–Uther tale-type index · Religious Tales · The full type description is not served here; the number and name are the classification facts.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Magic gift: power to continue all day what one starts. One woman measures linen; another throws water on pig. 4 variants
Short-sighted wish: all he pulls on will follow. He blows his nose and it pulls out long. 4 variants
The transferred wish. A husband, given three wishes, transfers one to his wife, who wastes it on a trifle; in his anger he wishes the article in her body and must use the third to get it out. 4 variants
Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. 4 variants
Limited number of wishes granted. 2 variants
Three foolish wishes. Three wishes will be granted: used up foolishly. 2 variants
Same wishes used wisely and foolishly. Given to two persons with opposite results. 2 variants
Gods (saints) in disguise reward hospitality and punish inhospitality. Usually the hospitable person is poor, the inhospitable rich. 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.