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Motif

Tabu: speaking while searching for treasure.

Tabu. · Speaking tabu. · Speaking tabu. · view the constellation · filed as C401.3

Filed across the traditions
  • German Grimm Deutsche Mythologie II 810ff., v.d. Leyen Sagenbuch IV 238ff.
  • Norwegian Skar Gamalt or Sætesdal III 135ff.
  • Lappish Qvigstad Lappiske Eventyr II No 134
  • Egyptian Legrain Louqsor sans les Pharaons 97. – England, U.S.: Baughman
  • North Carolina Brown Collection I 693f. – Indonesian: Hambruch Malaiische Märchen 192.
  • general *Fb "stiltiende" III 569a, "skat" III 236b
  • general *Norlind Skattsägner 57ff. Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 298 No. 3
  • general Swedish-Finnish: Finlands Svenska Folkdiktning VII (1) 857 (register)
Within the index

Filed under Tabu: speaking during certain time.

1 finer motif beneath it
Tabu: speaking about lost money which is to be regained by witchcraft. The loser cannot refrain from speaking of his loss; the money cannot be recovered
Filed beside it
Tabu: speaking during vigil Tabu: speaking during seven days of danger. As result of prophecy of seven days of danger, an injunction of silence is imposed during this period Tabu: speaking while raising sunken church bell Tabu: speaking while gathering fernseed to make wishes come true, at midnight on Christmas Eve when fernseed ripens and falls immediately Tabu: speaking while taking a bath
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Storm from calling up spirits to help find buried treasure. (Cf. C401.3.)

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