Fitcher's Bird
"Fitcher's Bird" (German: Fitchers Vogel) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 46.
| Fitcher's Bird | |
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Illustration to Fitcher's Bird by John B. Gruelle(?) (1914?) | |
| Folk tale | |
| Name | Fitcher's Bird |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 311 (The Heroine Rescues Herself and Her Sisters) |
| Country | Germany |
| Published in | Grimms' Fairy Tales |
It is Aarne-Thompson type 311, the heroine rescues herself and her sisters. Another tale of this type is How the Devil Married Three Sisters. The Brothers Grimm noted its close similarity to the Norwegian The Old Dame and Her Hen, also grouped in this tale type.
The tale also features the motifs of the "Forbidden chamber" and a bloodied item that betrays the bride peeking in that chamber against strict orders, and as such bears resemblance to the Bluebeard type tales (which are type AT 312).
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