Beschrijving
The Magic Bird-Heart and the Separated Brothers. Two brothers condemned to death (whose stepmother claims they have insulted her [K2111, S322.4]) are spared [K512]. They eat parts of a magic bird (magic object, magic fruit, etc.) that will make one become a king, and the other produce gold (precious stones) when laughing (crying). (The magic bird is prepared as a meal for another person [by their mother] but the brothers eat it by mistake.)
The brothers flee and are separated (when fetching water [N311]). The elder brother is chosen as king [N683] (with the help of a royal elephant [H171.1]). The younger brother is enslaved by a foreign king who forces him to produce gold (he falls into the hands of a shipowner who sacrifices him so that his becalmed ship may sail [S264.1]. He is cast overboard, arrives in a distant land, and wins a [several] brides). Finally the brothers are reunited and the younger brother is freed (the elder searches for his younger brother and finds him).
The brothers flee and are separated (when fetching water [N311]). The elder brother is chosen as king [N683] (with the help of a royal elephant [H171.1]). The younger brother is enslaved by a foreign king who forces him to produce gold (he falls into the hands of a shipowner who sacrifices him so that his becalmed ship may sail [S264.1]. He is cast overboard, arrives in a distant land, and wins a [several] brides). Finally the brothers are reunited and the younger brother is freed (the elder searches for his younger brother and finds him).
Motief
K2111
S322.4
K512
N311
N683
H171.1
S264.1
Commentaar
The variants of the Types 566, 567, and 567A are often mixed with each other or they are not clearly differentiated. (Type 567 may originate from a combination with Type 566; Type 567A is probably an Indian version.)
Combinaties
300, 303, 518, 566, and 567.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
567A
Subgenre
sprookje