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Author Creator/JosephJacobs offered used the Italian tale as basis for a reconstruction of the story in his book ''Literature/EuropeanFolkAndFairyTales''.
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The tale is classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as type ATU 707, "The Three Golden Children".
Compare with "Literature/TheOneHandedGirl" and "Literature/TheTaleOfTsarSaltan" (another tale of type ATU 707).
Compare with "Literature/TheOneHandedGirl" and "Literature/TheTaleOfTsarSaltan" (another tale of type ATU 707).
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The tale is classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as type ATU 707, "The Three Golden Children".
Children". Other tales of the same classification are French literary tale ''Literature/PrincessBelleEtoile'' (by French author [[Creator/{{MadameDAulnoy}} Madame d'Aulnoy]]) and Russian verse fairy tale ''Literature/TheTaleOfTsarSaltan''.
Compare with "Literature/TheOneHandedGirl"and "Literature/TheTaleOfTsarSaltan" (another tale of (tale type ATU 707).
706), another tale related to the theme of the "calumniated wife".
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* ExactEavesdropping: The king overhears the sisters' conversation and their boasts, which is why he chooses the third sister as his wife.
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The tale is classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as type ATU 707, "The Three Golden Children".
Compare with"Literature/TheOneHandedGirl".
"Literature/TheOneHandedGirl" and "Literature/TheTaleOfTsarSaltan" (another tale of type ATU 707).
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* ImpossibleTask: the three Wonder Children are sent on a quest for three marvelous objects, and their aunts ''hope'' they fail.
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* ImpossibleTask: the The three Wonder Children are sent on a quest for three marvelous objects, and their aunts ''hope'' they fail.
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** SolarAndLunar: In other variants, the male twins are associated with the Sun as his birthmark, and the female twin with the Moon as hers.
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* RuleOfThree: three sisters, three children, three treasures (water, apple, bird).
* TalkingAnimal: the last object of the quest is a ''speaking'' bird. After the bird is captured and brought to the siblings' palace, the bird talks to the king about the absurdity of the queen giving birth to animals.
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* RuleOfThree: three Three sisters, three children, three treasures (water, apple, bird).
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* ImpossibleTasks: the three Wonder Children are sent on a quest for three marvelous objects, and their aunts ''hope'' they fail the quest.
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* CosmicMotifs: In some variants of the story, the third sister promises to bear children with cosmic birthmarks: the Sun, the Moon, and a (golden) star.
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* ImpossibleTasks: the three Wonder Children are sent on a quest for three marvelous objects, and their aunts ''hope'' they fail the quest.
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* RuleOfThree: three sisters, three children, three treasures (water, apple, bird).
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* YoungestChildWins: The youngest sister makes the grandest promise (to bear marvelous children) and so wins the king in marriage. Her youngest daughter also accomplishes what her brothers failed to do (find the water, the tree and the bird), and her actions eventually reunite the whole family.
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* YoungestChildWins: The youngest sister makes the grandest promise (to bear marvelous children) and so wins the king in marriage. Her youngest daughter also accomplishes what her brothers failed to do (find the water, the tree apple and the bird), and her actions eventually reunite the whole family.
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'''The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird''' is an Italian FairyTale collected by Thomas Crane.
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'''The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird''' is an Italian FairyTale.
A king wanders the streets at night. He hears three sisters talking:
-->''The oldest said: "If I were the wife of the royal butler, I would give the whole court to drink out of one glass of water, and there would be some left." The second said: "If I were the wife of the keeper of the royal wardrobe, with one piece of cloth I would clothe all the attendants, and have some left." The youngest said: "Were I the king's wife, I would bear him three children: two sons with apples in their hands, and a daughter with a star on her brow."''
A king wanders the streets at night. He hears three sisters talking:
-->''The oldest said: "If I were the wife of the royal butler, I would give the whole court to drink out of one glass of water, and there would be some left." The second said: "If I were the wife of the keeper of the royal wardrobe, with one piece of cloth I would clothe all the attendants, and have some left." The youngest said: "Were I the king's wife, I would bear him three children: two sons with apples in their hands, and a daughter with a star on her brow."''
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'''The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird''' is an Italian FairyTale.
FairyTale collected by Thomas Crane.
A king wanders the streets at night. He hears three sisterstalking:
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''The oldest said: "If I were the wife of the royal butler, I would give the whole court to drink out of one glass of water, and there would be some left." The second said: "If I were the wife of the keeper of the royal wardrobe, with one piece of cloth I would clothe all the attendants, and have some left." The youngest said: "Were I the king's wife, I would bear him three children: two sons with apples in their hands, and a daughter with a star on her brow."''
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''The oldest said: "If I were the wife of the royal butler, I would give the whole court to drink out of one glass of water, and there would be some left." The second said: "If I were the wife of the keeper of the royal wardrobe, with one piece of cloth I would clothe all the attendants, and have some left." The youngest said: "Were I the king's wife, I would bear him three children: two sons with apples in their hands, and a daughter with a star on her brow."''
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* BigBadDuumvirate: The Queen's sisters, who took away her children out of jealousy.
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* MaliciousSlander: When the queen gives birth to three WonderChildren, [[WonderChild Wonder Children]], her sisters steal them and tell her husband that she gave birth to three puppies. He puts her in a treadmill as punishment for not having the children as she claimed she would.
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* WonderChild: Thereason why youngest sister says that if the king married marries her, she will bear "two sons with apples in their hands, and a daughter with a star on her was to get these
brow". Earnestly desiring such children, the king marries her, and she does.
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* DistressedDude: After being abandoned as infants and being raised by fairies and a deer, the two brothers are turned to stone. Their sister must follow them to restore them.
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three puppies. He puts her in a treadmill as punishment for not having the children as she claimed she would.
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He arranges the marriages and the older sisters do as they said. They hate the youngest because she is queen. They put puppies in place of the wonder children when they were born, and exposed the babies. Three fairies saw the children and gave them a deer who would raise them, a purse full of money, and a ring that changes color when one is in danger. When they were grown, the fairy told them to go into the city. As soon as they get a house, the sisters realize that these are the wonder children, who could reveal what they had done. They try to dispose of them with {{Impossible Task}}s. The oldest brother fetches the Dancing Water and the Singing Bird, but when sent after the Speaking Bird, it reveals his past and startles him into speaking, which turns him to stone. The next brother did the same. Finally, their sister managed to do it and save all the people who had turned to stone.
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He arranges the marriages and the older sisters do as they said. They hate the youngest because she is queen. They put puppies in place of the wonder children when they were born, and exposed the babies. Three fairies saw the children and gave them a deer who would raise them, a purse full of money, and a ring that changes color when one is in danger. When they were grown, the fairy told them to go into the city. As soon as they get a house, the sisters realize that these are the wonder children, who could reveal what they had done. They try to dispose of them with {{Impossible Task}}s. The oldest brother fetches the Dancing Water and the Singing Bird, Apple, but when sent after the Speaking Bird, it reveals his past and startles him into speaking, which turns him to stone. The next brother did the same. Finally, their sister managed to do it and save all the people who had turned to stone.
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'''''The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird''''' is an Italian FairyTale.
A king wanders the streets at night. He hears three sisters talking:
-->''The oldest said: "If I were the wife of the royal butler, I would give the whole court to drink out of one glass of water, and there would be some left." The second said: "If I were the wife of the keeper of the royal wardrobe, with one piece of cloth I would clothe all the attendants, and have some left." The youngest said: "Were I the king's wife, I would bear him three children: two sons with apples in their hands, and a daughter with a star on her brow."''
He arranges the marriages and the older sisters do as they said. They hate the youngest because she is queen. They put puppies in place of the wonder children when they were born, and exposed the babies. Three fairies saw the children and gave them a deer who would raise them, a purse full of money, and a ring that changes color when one is in danger. When they were grown, the fairy told them to go into the city. As soon as they get a house, the sisters realize that these are the wonder children, who could reveal what they had done. They try to dispose of them with {{Impossible Task}}s. The oldest brother fetches the Dancing Water and the Singing Bird, but when sent after the Speaking Bird, it reveals his past and startles him into speaking, which turns him to stone. The next brother did the same. Finally, their sister managed to do it and save all the people who had turned to stone.
The king comes to see these marvelous young men and woman. The Speaking Bird reveals the truth and then, at the king's order, describes how the sisters and the nurse who aided them were to be executed. The king, his wife, and the children were all reconciled.
Full text [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/crane/dancingwater.html here]].
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* ForbiddenFruit
* MaliciousSlander
* MosesInTheBullrushes
* RagsToRoyalty
* TakenForGranite
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A king wanders the streets at night. He hears three sisters talking:
-->''The oldest said: "If I were the wife of the royal butler, I would give the whole court to drink out of one glass of water, and there would be some left." The second said: "If I were the wife of the keeper of the royal wardrobe, with one piece of cloth I would clothe all the attendants, and have some left." The youngest said: "Were I the king's wife, I would bear him three children: two sons with apples in their hands, and a daughter with a star on her brow."''
He arranges the marriages and the older sisters do as they said. They hate the youngest because she is queen. They put puppies in place of the wonder children when they were born, and exposed the babies. Three fairies saw the children and gave them a deer who would raise them, a purse full of money, and a ring that changes color when one is in danger. When they were grown, the fairy told them to go into the city. As soon as they get a house, the sisters realize that these are the wonder children, who could reveal what they had done. They try to dispose of them with {{Impossible Task}}s. The oldest brother fetches the Dancing Water and the Singing Bird, but when sent after the Speaking Bird, it reveals his past and startles him into speaking, which turns him to stone. The next brother did the same. Finally, their sister managed to do it and save all the people who had turned to stone.
The king comes to see these marvelous young men and woman. The Speaking Bird reveals the truth and then, at the king's order, describes how the sisters and the nurse who aided them were to be executed. The king, his wife, and the children were all reconciled.
Full text [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/crane/dancingwater.html here]].
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* DistressedDude
* FamilyUnfriendlyViolence
* ForbiddenFruit
* MaliciousSlander
* MosesInTheBullrushes
* RagsToRoyalty
* TakenForGranite
* WonderChild
* YoungestChildWins
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