Wicked stepmother cursed to have fire lit under her — Mythoi

Motif

Wicked stepmother cursed to have fire lit under her.

Ordaining the future. · Curses. · Curses on persons. · view the constellation · filed as M431.6

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Curse: bodily injury.

Filed beside it

Curse: loss of eye Curse: toads from mouth Curse: fire to burn hands and feet Curse: arm to fall off Curse: wound not to heal Curse: leprosy Curse of sterility on wife of enemy Curse: head to split in seven pieces Curse: to be plagued by nightmares

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Wicked stepmother falls into the fire because of fright. (Cf. M431.6.)

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