Golden finger as sign of opening forbidden chamber. (Cf. C611.)

Motif

Golden finger as sign of opening forbidden chamber. (Cf. C611.)

Tabu. · Punishment for breaking tabu. · Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu. · view the constellation · filed as C911

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general *Type 710
general BP I 21 (Grimm Nos 3, 136). – Missouri French: Carrière.

Within the index

Filed under Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu.

Filed beside it

Hair turns to gold as punishment in forbidden chamber. (Cf. C611.)Bloody key as sign of disobedience. (Cf. C611, C813.)Contents of forbidden receptacle are released Continuous action started by breaking tabu Object magically appears when tabu is broken Mare from water world disappears when she is scolded and her halter used for common purposes

Travels with

Forbidden chamber. Person allowed to enter all chambers of house except one

Carried in tale types

Our Lady's Child · ATU 71027 recorded variants

wander