The constellation
K1461 Caring for the child: child killed
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● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Members of dupe's family killed · K1460 entry
beneath it
- Cleaning the child. Intestines taken out and cleaned · K1461.1 entry
- Child taken to defecate over ant hole · K1461.2 entry
- Cleaning the children. Impales them · K1461.3 entry
keeps company
- Precocious speech. (Cf. T585.) · T615.1 entry
- Strong man as gardener: destroys plants · F614.3 entry
- Heat test. Attempt to kill hero by burning him in fire · H1511 entry
- Hanging test. Unavailing attempt to kill hero by hanging · H1533 entry
- Drowning test. Unavailing attempt to drown hero · H1538 entry
carried in tale type
- Fool as Custodian of Home and Animals · ATU 1681B
Thompson cites
- The Kalevala · Rune XXXI