Changeling deceived into betraying his age — Mythoi

Motif

Changeling deceived into betraying his age.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Fairies carry people away to fairyland. · view the constellation · filed as F321.1.1

Cited in the index

general *Fb "skifting" III 252b
general Rhys Celtic Folk Lore 62, 220, 223, 264, 268
general Köhler-Bolte I 220
general Zs. f. Vksk. XVI 414
general Sikes British Goblins 2, 59f.

Within the index

Filed under Changeling. Fairy steals child from cradle and leaves fairy substitute. Changeling is usually mature and only seems to be a child.

7 finer motifs beneath it

Changeling betrays his age when his wonder is excited. Usually pottage is boiled in an eggshell. The changeling: "I shall soon be a hundred years old but I never saw this done before!" Changeling plays on pipe and thus betrays his maturity Changeling addresses woman in verse and thus betrays maturity Changeling shows supernatural power to work and thus betrays maturity Changeling calculates his age by the age of the forest. "I have seen the forest grow up three times." Threat to throw on fire causes changeling to cry out and betray his nature Whipping causes changeling to betray his nature

Filed beside it

Characteristics of changeling Exorcising a changeling Disposing of a changeling Water fairy changeling kept out of water too long, dies

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