Allerleirauh
"Allerleirauh" (English: "All-Kinds-of-Fur", sometimes translated as "Thousandfurs") is a fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm. Since the second edition published in 1819, it has been recorded as Tale no. 65. Andrew Lang included it in The Green Fairy Book.
| All-Kinds-of-Fur | |
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Allerleirauh is discovered by the king. Illustration by Henry Justice Ford (1892). | |
| Folk tale | |
| Name | All-Kinds-of-Fur |
| Also known as | Thousandfurs |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 510B (Unnatural Love; The Dress of Gold, of Silver, of Stars) |
| Country | Germany |
| Published in | Grimms' Fairy Tales |
| Related | Cap O' Rushes Donkeyskin Catskin Little Cat Skin The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter The She-Bear Mossycoat Tattercoats The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress Katie Woodencloak The Bear The Princess in the Suit of Leather |
It is Aarne–Thompson folktale type 510B, unnatural love. Others of this type include "Cap O' Rushes", "Donkeyskin", "Catskin", "Little Cat Skin", "The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter", "The She-Bear", "Mossycoat", "Tattercoats", "The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress", "Katie Woodencloak", "The Bear" and "The Princess in the Suit of Leather". Indeed, some English translators of "Allerleirauh" titled that story "Catskin" despite the differences between the German and English tales.