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Filed under Other motifs dealing with cannibals.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Ogress takes travelers out of cave and devours them one by oneCannibal ogres eat daily ten men, ten women, ten children from the same tribe
Filed beside it
Unwitting marriage to cannibalCannibal fattens victimCannibal sharpens knife to kill captiveFee-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 attackOld man says his arm is getting thin – indicates desire for human flesh

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