Cat's paw cut off: woman's hand missing. A man spends a night in a haunted mill, where he cuts off a cat's paw. In the morning the miller's wife has lost her hand. (Cf. D142, D621.1.1.) — Mythoi

Motif

Cat's paw cut off: woman's hand missing. A man spends a night in a haunted mill, where he cuts off a cat's paw. In the morning the miller's wife has lost her hand. (Cf. D142, D621.1.1.)

Magic. · Disenchantment. · Person disenchanted. · view the constellation · filed as D702.1.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys
Japanese Ikeda.
general *Taylor MPh XVII 59 n. 8
general Tobler 43
general Eng., Ire., U.S.: *Baughman

Within the index

Filed under Disenchantment with missing member. While in transformation a person loses a bodily member. When disenchanted, he still lacks the member.

Filed beside it

Hog's forefoot cut off: woman's hand missing

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Transformation: man to cat Man by day; animal by night

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