ATU 780 The Singing Bone

ATU 780

The Singing Bone

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

Speaking tree. (Cf. D950, D1317.20.) 6 variants
Reincarnation as musical instrument. The Singing Bone. A musical instrument made from the bones of a murdered person, or from a tree growing from the grave, speaks and tells of the crime. 4 variants
Reincarnation in plant (tree) growing from grave. (Cf. E632, D1610.2.) 3 variants
Speaking musical instrument. (Cf. D1210.) 2 variants
Murder will out. 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.