Transformation through thoughtless wish of parent — Mythoi

Motif

Transformation through thoughtless wish of parent.

Magic. · Transformation. · Means of transformation. · Transformation through power of the word. · view the constellation · filed as D521.1

Attested across traditions

Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 9 receipt
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 27 receipt
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 49 receipt

Cited in the index

general BP I 430 (Grimm Nos. 9, 27, 49).

Within the index

Filed under Transformation through wish.

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Tabu: speaking during certain time Disenchantment by maintaining silence for a year or more Quest for lost brother(s) Transformation by pinching flower (life token) Daily transformation Person restored to human form retains certain animal features Disenchantment by physical contact Witch transforms person to animal. (Cf. D100.) Tasks performed with help of old woman Task: sewing a shirt from flower petals Abandoned wife hidden under a tub

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