Woman with three hundred sixty-five children. Punished for self-righteous condemnation of unchaste girl.
Reversal of fortune. · Pride brought low. · Arrogance repaid. · view the constellation · filed as L435.2.1
Motif
Cited in the index
- general *Taylor Notes and Queries No. 251 (Feb., 1923) 96
- general *K. Nyrop Grevinden med de 365 Born (København, 1909)
- general Zs. f. Vksk. XIX 469
- general Child II 67f., IV 463b.
- general *Köhler Lais der Marie de France 2d ed. xc
- general *DeCock Volkssage 9ff.
Within the index
Filed under Self-righteous woman punished. She has passed judgment on a girl who has a bastard.
Carried in tale types
- Woman with Three Hundred and Sixty-five Children · ATU 762 1 recorded variant
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