tale is imperfect as type 311, since the heroine Francesca only makes her own escape, and is unable to rescue her two sisters (Luisa and Teresina) or the other victims, whose carcasses are hung in a closet. After drowning the tattletale lapdog, the heroine escapes from the mage ("the Mago") by bribing a carpenter into locking her in a box and tossing it in the sea. Armed with a sleep-inducing candle (made from the tallows of his victims), the Mago tracks her down in France where she has become queen. But Francesca blows out the candle, rendering the Mago helpless as he meets his death by the mob alerted by the queen's call for help. Aarne-Thompson tale type The tale is classified as Aarne-Thompson tale type 311, "The heroine rescues herself and her sisters". It is cognate with Grimms' Tale KHM 46, Fitcher's Bird, with many analogues listed by Bolte and Polívka's commentary on Grimm's Tales (often denoted "BP"). It is sometimes also considered an analogue of the "Bluebeard type" tales, though strictly under the Aarne-Thompson system, Bluebeard is classed as type 312. See also Bluebeard Footnotes Explanatory notes Citations References texts "II. Il contadino che aveva tre figlioli (1)", pp. 12–29 "XXII. GliAssassini", pp. 281–289 Published in German e-texts at Zeno.org: 23. Die Geschichte vom Ohimè - German translation of Pitre's "Lu Scavu" English translations - translation of e-text at: Retellings 1980 edition critical studies External links How the Devil Married Three Sisters and other folktales of type 311 Italian fairy tales The Devil in fairy tales Works about marriage Stories within Italian Folktales ATU 300-399