Animal substituted for child served at meal — Mythoi

Motif

Animal substituted for child served at meal.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Death order evaded. · view the constellation · filed as K512.2.1

Filed across the traditions

English Wells 96 (Chevalere Assigne), Alphabet No. 593
Italian Basile Pentamerone V No. 5
S. Am. Indian (Yuracare) Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 503.
general BP III 137 (Grimm No. 141) → on our shelf: Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 141

Within the index

Filed under Compassionate executioner: substituted heart. A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) substitutes an animal, whose heart he takes to his master as proof of the execution.

Filed beside it

Compassionate executioner: substituted brains (other animal for helpful animal) Eyes of animal substituted as proof for eyes of children Eyes, ears, fingers of corpse substituted for those demanded of victim Compassionate executioner: substituted child. The servant charged with sending the hero to executioners sends his own child instead Compassionate executioner: substituted puppet drowned Compassionate executioner: mutilation substituted for death

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Transformation: man to lamb Disenchantment by blessing Witch transforms person to animal. (Cf. D100.)

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