Caring for the child: child killed — Mythoi

Motif

Caring for the child: child killed.

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

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

North American Indigenous Myths of the Cherokee , Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 125 125. LOCAL LEGENDS OF GEORGIA

Filed across the traditions

Finnish Kalevala rune 31 → on our shelf: The Kalevala, Rune XXXI
S. Am. Indian (Mataco) Métraux MAFLS XL 133.

Within the index

Filed under Members of dupe's family killed.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Cleaning the child. Intestines taken out and cleaned Child taken to defecate over ant hole Cleaning the children. Impales them

Filed beside it

Washing the grandmother – in boiling water Trickster deceives dupe into killing his own children Blinded slave's revenge. Threatens to jump from tower with lord's children unless lord blinds himself. Lord does so but slave jumps with children nevertheless Master'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 plants Heat test. Attempt to kill hero by burning him in fire Hanging test. Unavailing attempt to kill hero by hanging Drowning test. Unavailing attempt to drown hero Precocious speech. (Cf. T585.)

Carried in tale types

Fool as Custodian of Home and Animals · ATU 1681B 1 recorded variant

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