The Raven (Giambattista Basile)
1634 Fairy tale by Giambattista Basile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Raven is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.[1] The story is a man winning a bride for his brother the king, and then having to protect the couple from perils that he can not tell anyone about, without being turned to stone.
It is Aarne-Thompson type 516.[2] Others of this type are Trusty John,[3] and Father Roquelaure.[2] It is an unusual variant, in that most tales feature the main character as a servant rather than a brother.[4]