The Daughter of the Skies

The Daughter of the Skies (Scottish Gaelic: Nighean Righ nan Speur; English: 'Daughter of the King of the Skies') is a Scottish fairy tale collected by John Francis Campbell in Popular Tales of the West Highlands, listing his informant as James MacLauchlan, a servant from Islay.[1]

It is Aarne-Thompson type 425A. Others of this type include The Black Bull of Norroway, The Brown Bear of Norway, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, The Enchanted Pig, The Tale of the Hoodie, Master Semolina, The Enchanted Snake, The Sprig of Rosemary, and White-Bear-King-Valemon.[2]

  1. ^ John Francis Campbell, Popular Tales of the West Highlands, "The Daughter of the Skies"
  2. ^ Heidi Anne Heiner, "Tales Similar to East of the Sun & West of the Moon"