Charms to cause witch to reveal herself. (Cf. G271.)
Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Recognition of witches. · view the constellation · filed as G257
Motif
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Filed under Recognition of witches.
6 finer motifs beneath it
Burning object forces witch to reveal herself: sympathetic magicReading Bible backwards causes witch to reveal herself. (Cf. D1985.2.)Turning table, cutting notches in it causes witch to reveal herselfTaking tile from witch's house forces her to reveal herselfPerson puts man's breeches over cow's head; the cow stops in front of witch's housePerson places three notched elder twigs under bowl. Witch is forced to remove them, thus revealing herself
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Man discovers his wife is a witchWitch recognized by seeing wandering soul returnWitch in form of cat has hand cut off: recognized next morning by missing handWitch's horns discovered by lousing herWitch known by inability to rise from chair with four-leaf clover under itWitch known by hose unbound on one legWitch recognition – miscellaneous methods