Tabu: cutting down tree — Mythoi

Motif

Tabu: cutting down tree.

Tabu. · Tabu: touching. · Tabu: touching tree (plant). · view the constellation · filed as C518

Filed across the traditions

Jewish Neuman
Maori Clark 95
Tuamotu Stimson MS (z–G 3/1174).

Within the index

Filed under Tabu: touching tree (plant).

2 finer motifs beneath it

Cutting elder tree fatal to man. (Cf. C920.) Cutting white thorn tree fatal to man who cuts it. (Cf. C920.)

Filed beside it

Tabu: touching leaves (of tree) Tabu: plucking ear of grain Tabu: breaking twig Tabu: burning saja wood (terminalia tomentosa) Tabu: touching (plucking) flowers Tabu: lying under tree. Girl who does so carried off by fairies. (Cf. C520.) Tabu: pulling nuts. English-Scottish: Child I 360 n Tabu: touching tree (plant) – miscellaneous

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