ATU 853 The Hero Catches the Princess with her Own Words

ATU 853

The Hero Catches the Princess with her Own Words

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

Escape from prison by use of magic tablecloth. (Cf. D1153.1.) 1 variant
Escape from prison by use of magic purse. (Cf. D1192.) 1 variant
Magic fiddle causes dancing. (Cf. D1233.) 1 variant
Princess offered to man who can defeat her in repartee. 1 variant
Princess defeated in repartee by means of objects accidentally picked up. E. g., Hero: What red lips you have! Princess: There is fire inside. – Hero: Then boil this egg (producing egg). 1 variant
"No!" The princess must answer all questions by "No". By clever framing of his question the hero wins her to his desires. 1 variant
Lowly hero marries princess. 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.