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Motif

Cannibal sharpens knife to kill captive.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Cannibals and cannibalism. · Other motifs dealing with cannibals. · view the constellation · filed as G83

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“And you little wheels, roll on, and you little mice pipe out, as we go forth on our way to the house of Herr Korbes." After this came a millstone, then an egg, then a duck, then a pin, and at last a needle, who all seated themselves in the carriage, and drove with them. When, however, they reached the house of Herr Korbes, Herr Korbes was not tbere. The mice drew the carriage into the bam, the hen flew with the cock npon a perch.”

Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 41 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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Filed under Other motifs dealing with cannibals.

1 finer motif beneath it
Ogress whets teeth to kill captive
Filed beside it
Unwitting marriage to cannibalCannibal fattens victimFee-fi-fo-fum. Cannibal returning home smells human flesh and makes exclamation. (Cf. G11.8.1.)Ungrateful cannibal. Eats offered food and then threatens hostsCannibals cut off parts of children's bodiesCannibal crunching human bone says noise is only eating of peasCannibal has long tooth and long nailCannibalism brings madnessCannibal hard to liftCannibal breaks wind as means of attackCannibal's gigantic mealOld man says his arm is getting thin – indicates desire for human flesh
Travels with
Cannibal giant. (Cf. G82, G83, G84.)

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