The constellation
S300 Abandoned or murdered children
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- Children abandoned (exposed) · S301 entry
- Children murdered · S302 entry
- Son killed at instigation of lover · S303 entry
keeps company
- Animal aids abandoned child(ren). (Cf. B535.) · S352 entry
- Bird carries food from deserted child to starving parents · S361 entry
- Daily transformation · D621 entry
- Disenchantment by violence · D712 entry
- Disenchantment by removing skin (or covering) · D721 entry
- Recognition of disenchanted person by ornaments under his skin · H61.2 entry
- King (prince) lost on hunt has adventures · N771 entry
cross-ref
- Cruel parents · S10 entry
attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 65
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 67