Disease to be cured by heart of monkey. (Cf. K544.) — Mythoi

Motif

Disease to be cured by heart of monkey. (Cf. K544.)

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Other fatal deceits. · view the constellation · filed as K961.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys
Japanese Ikeda. Also references to K544.
general *Penzer V 128f., 128 n. 1
general Bødker Exempler 298 No. 62

Within the index

Filed under Flesh of certain animal alleged to be only cure for disease: animal to be killed. (The sick lion.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Tit for tat. Wolf tells sick lion that fox does not esteem him. Fox overhears it. Later fox tells lion that his only cure lies in his wrapping himself in the wolf's skin. Wolf is killed

Filed beside it

Blood of certain animal said to be sweet. Its death thus brought about Flesh (vital organs) of certain person alleged to be only cure for disease

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Escape by alleged possession of external soul. Monkey caught for his heart (as remedy) makes his captor believe that he has left his heart at home

Carried in tale types

Heart of Monkey as Medicine (previously Monkey [Cat] who Left his Heart at Home) · ATU 91 1 recorded variant

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