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Motif

Caring for the child: child killed.

Deceptions. · Dupe's property destroyed. · Members of dupe's family killed. · view the constellation · filed as K1461

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“Then they laid the child of wonder, Fatherless, the magic infant, In the cradle of attention, To be rocked, and fed, and guarded; But he rocked himself at pleasure, Rocked until his locks stood endwise; Rocked one day, and then a second, Rocked the third from morn till noontide; But before the third day ended, Kicks the boy with might of magic, Forwards, backwards, upwards, downwards, Kicks in miracles of power, Bursts with might his…”

— The Kalevala, Rune XXXI · served from our shelf

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  • FinnishThe Kalevala, Rune XXXIThompson cites: Kalevala rune 31
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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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Filed under Members of dupe's family killed.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Cleaning the child. Intestines taken out and cleanedChild taken to defecate over ant holeCleaning the children. Impales them
Filed beside it
Washing the grandmother – in boiling waterTrickster deceives dupe into killing his own childrenBlinded slave's revenge. Threatens to jump from tower with lord's children unless lord blinds himself. Lord does so but slave jumps with children neverthelessMaster's mother killed: wood heaved on her head[First Edition: K1490. Dupe's property destroyed – miscellaneous.]
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Strong man as gardener: destroys plantsHeat test. Attempt to kill hero by burning him in fireHanging test. Unavailing attempt to kill hero by hangingDrowning test. Unavailing attempt to drown heroPrecocious speech. (Cf. T585.)
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