Wolf poses as "grandmother" and kills child. (Red Riding Hood.) — Mythoi

Motif

Wolf poses as "grandmother" and kills child. (Red Riding Hood.)

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Hypocrites. · Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks. · view the constellation · filed as K2011

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière
Japanese Ikeda
general *Type 333
general BP I 37, *42, 234
general *Saintyves Perrault 215, 222
general Africa (Ibo, Nigeria): Thomas 83.

Within the index

Filed under Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Wolf poses as mother and kills child Tiger-ogress pretends to be girls' mother: explains tail as boil

Filed beside it

Man pretends friendship but attacks king to avenge violation of his wife Friendship feigned to avenge murder Wolves sign false truce with sheep. After the dogs have been dismissed the wolves devour the sheep False friend causes man to eject his wife. He then seduces her Enemy invited for marriage with relative attacked Women pretend to weep over warrior's wounds while attempting to inflame them Child adopted by rich man in order to get rid of him Betrayal by a kiss Unsuccessful suitor pretends friendship with woman's husband. Kills him while on a hunt Badgers treacherously slain in violation of pledge given by prince Crow accepts owl's hospitality then burns owls to death Fox confesses to cock, then eats him

Carried in tale types

Little Red Riding Hood (previously The Glutton) · ATU 333 1 recorded variant

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