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Boots, Cloak, and Ring

In short: The boots shorten distances and the cloak enables flight. The ring works on a different journey under a condition.

Boots, Cloak, and Ring · Three extraordinary objects FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 57 Boots, Cloak, and Ring The boots shorten distances and the cloak enables flight. Origin Czechia · storytelling tradition Atlas record 1917 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF Three extraordinary objects Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Czechia · storytelling tradition

John, a blacksmith’s son, takes the boots, cloak and cap of invisibility from three brothers quarrelling over their inheritance. The ring in the title appears later as a gift from the princess. Turning it takes John a great distance in an instant. When he forgets her warning and thinks of her, the ring slips from his finger and disappears. The Moravian tale in Baudiš’s 1917 collection gives the objects different powers and shows the rules that govern them.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1917 · Czechia · storytelling tradition
    B. M. Kulda / Josef Baudiš · Boots, Cloak, and Ring · Published collection

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