Continuous action started by breaking tabu — Mythoi

Motif

Continuous action started by breaking tabu.

Tabu. · Punishment for breaking tabu. · Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu. · view the constellation · filed as C916

Within the index

Filed under Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Trespass betrayed by dripping candle. (Cf. C31.1, C32.1.) Animals produced when forbidden drum is beaten Magic porridge-pot keeps cooking. Against command, mother of owner bids pot to cook. It fills house with porridge and will not stop until ordered by mistress Spinning wheel continues spinning because woman has worked at forbidden time

Filed beside it

Golden finger as sign of opening forbidden chamber. (Cf. C611.) 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 Object magically appears when tabu is broken Mare from water world disappears when she is scolded and her halter used for common purposes

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