ATU 953 The Robber and his Sons (previously The Old Robber Relates Three Adventures)

ATU 953

The Robber and his Sons (previously The Old Robber Relates Three Adventures)

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 by substituting another person in place of the intended victim. 2 variants
Reward for rescue. 2 variants
Execution escaped by story-telling. Cf. Browning's "Balaustion's Adventure." 1 variant
Old robber frees his three sons: relates frightful adventures. In order to free them he must relate three adventures, each more frightful than the last. 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.