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Motif

Witch in form of cat has hand cut off: recognized next morning by missing hand.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Recognition of witches. · view the constellation · filed as G252

Filed across the traditions
  • North Carolina Brown Collection I 660
  • Icelandic Boberg
  • Lithuanian Balys Index Nos. 3657, 3684
  • Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 304 No. 25, 307 No. 31, 325 Nos. 7, 15
  • Spanish Espinosa Jr. Nos. 170, 171
  • Japanese Ikeda
  • West Indies Flowers 444.
  • general Taylor MPh XVII (1919) 59 n. 8
  • general Wales, U.S.: *Baughman
Within the index

Filed under Recognition of witches.

4 finer motifs beneath it
A cat in form of an old woman has hand cut off; recognized next morning by missing paw Witch killed as whale. She herself is sitting at home Goat's tongue pierced with sharp needle; consequently, witch is sick with pierced tongue Bird's neck broken: rakshasa dies
Filed beside it
Man discovers his wife is a witch Witch recognized by seeing wandering soul return Witch's horns discovered by lousing her Witch known by inability to rise from chair with four-leaf clover under it Witch known by hose unbound on one leg Charms to cause witch to reveal herself. (Cf. G271.) Witch recognition – miscellaneous methods
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Witch followed by husband; dies when discovered. (Cf. G252.) Witch in the form of an animal is injured or killed as a result of the injury to the animal. (Cf. G252, G275.14.)

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