fˈoʊkloːɹˌɪst tˈɑːməs fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk kɹˈeɪn nˈoʊɾᵻd ðætðə tˈeɪl ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪnvˈɑːlvd ðə moʊtˈiːf ʌvðə mˈædʒɪkəl ɛskˈeɪp fɹʌmðə mˈeɪdənz ˈoʊɡɚ mˈʌðɚ, ɐ nˈæɹətˌɪv sˈiːkwəns ðæt ɐpˈɪɹz ɪn tˈeɪl tˈaɪp ˌeɪtˌiːjˈuː θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn, "ðə mˈædʒɪk flˈaɪt".
Folklorist Thomas Frederick Crane noted that the tale also involved the motif of the magical escape from the maiden's ogre mother, a narrative sequence that appears in tale type ATU 313, "The Magic Flight".