Petrosinella

Petrosinella
Petrosinella and the prince ransack the rafters after the acorns. Illustration of "Petrosinella", by Warwick Goble.
Folk tale
NamePetrosinella
Aarne–Thompson groupingATU 310, The Maiden in the Tower
CountryItaly
RegionNaples
Origin Date1634–1636
Published inPentamerone
RelatedRapunzel

"Petrosinella" is a Neapolitan fairy tale, written by Giambattista Basile in his collection of fairy tales in 1634, Lo cunto de li cunti (The Tale of Tales), or Pentamerone, as the first story of the second day.

It is Aarne–Thompson type 310 "the Maiden in the Tower", of which the best known variant is "Rapunzel", and it is the earliest recorded variant of this tale known to exist.

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