Talk:Thirteenth (fairy tale)

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Three sons?[edit]

The article says a couple had three sons, the thirteenth of which is the hero of the tale. How can there be a thirteenth son out of 3? --DuncanHill 13:31, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Name of story[edit]

If this is an Italian fairy tale, is it called "Tredicesimo" (Italian for "Thirteenth")?

The article doesn't explain why the son is called "Thirteenth". Sure, he is the thirteenth-born, but no one names their child "Thirteenth", do they?

In Italian families it is or once was traditional to name children after the ordinal numbers; so the first-born would be "Primo" ("First"), the second "Secondo" ("Second"), etc. I imagine this comes from the Roman custom: compare "Sextus" and "Septimus" ("Sixth" and "Seventh" in Latin). So, in a very large Italian family, "Tredicesimo" would not be an unusual name. — Paul G 13:44, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also fairy tales can have Very Odd Name indeed. Goldfritha 01:28, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]