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ATU 0560: Alle volksverhalen

- The Magic Ring.

The Magic Ring. A boy buys a dog, a cat, and a snake in order to save them from death (he rescues a snake from burning). In return he receives a magic ring (stone) from the king of the snakes (father of the rescued snake) which will grant all wishes [D810, D812, D1470.1, D1470.1.15, D817.1, B360, B505, B421, B422] (he finds the ring [D840]). With his wishing ring [D1662.1] he builds a magic castle [D1131.1] and performs impossible tasks (building a castle, a bridge of glass, a church of wax, etc. in one night).
He marries the princess, who has a lover. The wishing ring is stolen from him by the princess [D861.5, K2213] (by her lover [D861.4], another person) who wishes herself and the castle (with the princess) to be transported to a faraway island [D2136.2]. Her husband finds himself poor again. The grateful dog and cat swim to the castle and recover the ring [D882, B548.1, D882.1.1] with the help of a mouse [K431].
On their way back they lose the ring in the sea, but a fish (crayfish) gives it back to them. Finally the boy recovers his ring, the castle and his wife. He punishes the lover (his faithless wife). Cf. Types 561, 562.

D810

D812

D1470.1

D1470.1.15

D817.1

B360

B505

B421

B422

D840

D1662.1

D1131.1

D861.5

K2213

D861.4

D2136.2

D882

B548.1

D882.1.1

K431

Among its variants the Types 560, 561, and 562 are often mixed with each other or they are not clearly differentiated. Important version see Basile, Pentamerone (IV,1).

561.

560

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