Russian 0090: Russian Fairy Tales

Vladimir Propp: List of Functions

1. absention of family member
2. interdiction to hero
3. violation of interdiction
4. attempted reconnaissance by villain
5. delivery of information about victim to villain
6. trickery by villain to obtain victim or possessions
7. unwitting complicity by submissive victim
8. injury by villainy to family member / lack of something by family member
9. mediation: hero is approached with request
10. beginning counteraction: hero decides to act
11. departure of hero
12. first function of donor: hero is tested before receiving magical agent or helper
13. hero's reaction to donor
14. provision or receipt of magical agent by hero
15. spatial transference of hero between two kingdoms / guidance
16. struggle of hero and villain
17. victory of hero over villain
18. branding of hero
19. liquidation of initial misfortune or lack
20. return of hero
21. pursuit of hero
22. rescue of hero from pursuit
23. unrecognized arrival of hero
24. unfounded claims by false hero
25. difficult task proposed to hero
26. solution of task by hero
27. recognition of hero
28. exposure of false hero or villain
29. transfiguration of hero
30. punishment of villain
31. wedding of hero and ascent of throne