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Motif

Witch transforms person to animal. (Cf. D100.)

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“I do not know how to get out of the forest, no human being lives in it, so I must certainly starve." She walked about and looked for a road, but could find none. When it was evening she seated herself under a tree, gave herself into God's keeping, and resolved to sit wait- ing there and not go away, let what might happen. When, however, she had sat there for a while, a white dove came flying to her with a little golden key in ita mouth.”

Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 123 · served from our shelf  receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

Attested across traditions
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • GermanGrimm Nos. 11, 49, 69, 123, 141, 197
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Witch injures, enchants or transforms.

6 finer motifs beneath it
Witch transforms her lovers into animals. CirceWitch transforms man to bearWitch transforms person to sealWitch transforms man to cowWitch transforms husband into dogWitch transforms man to bird
Filed beside it
Witch (female demon) has persons she has enchanted as servantsWitch transforms man to object. (Cf. D200.)Witch causes other transformationWitch causes sickness. (Cf. D2064.)Witch revives dead. (Cf. E0.)Witchcraft causes maiden to hate loverWitch causes insanityWitch makes person lousy
Travels with
Transformation: man to animal
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Witch lives in forestDevastating bison (buffalo)Stag sheds tearsTabu: speaking during certain timeTransformation: man to whaleTransformation: man to lambTransformation through thoughtless wish of parentDaily transformationPerson restored to human form retains certain animal featuresDisenchantment by maintaining silence for a year or moreDisenchantment by ringDisenchantment by flower

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