Children sold or promised — Mythoi

Motif

Children sold or promised.

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel sacrifices. · Children sold or promised. · view the constellation · filed as S210

Attested across traditions

Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 12 receipt
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 31 receipt
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 55 receipt
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 181 receipt

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys
Japanese Ikeda.
general *Type 930
general Aarne FFC XXIII 54
general BP I 98
general Grimm Nos. 12, 31, 55, 92, 181

Within the index

8 finer motifs beneath it

Child sold into slavery Child sold to be killed Child sold (promised) to devil (ogre). See also references to S220–S259, practically all of which apply here Child sold to magician Child promised to wood-spirit. (Cf. F441.) Child promised to mermaid. (Cf. B81.) Child promised to animal. (Cf. B620.1.) Mothers exchange children

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Girl sold for new church bell. (Cf. S210.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Tabu: finding name of ghost Transformation: watersprite to flood Transformation: straw to gold Transformation and disenchantment at will Disenchantment by throwing golden objects into water Otherworld at bottom of pond Dwarfs' house of reeds Dwarfs help in performing task World at bottom of pond Person lives without food or drink for a year (or more) Recognition by unique manner of playing flute Task assigned before wife may rescue husband from supernatural power

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