Child sold (promised) to devil (ogre). See also references to S220–S259, practically all of which apply here

Motif

Child sold (promised) to devil (ogre). See also references to S220–S259, practically all of which apply here.

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel sacrifices. · Children sold or promised. · view the constellation · filed as S211

Scholars’ trail — 16references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

SwissJegerlehner Oberwallis 293 No. 1, 300 No. 2
BretonSébillot Incidents s. v. "enfant", "diable"
French CanadianBarbeau JAFL XXIX 17
Missouri FrenchCarrière
SpanishEspinosa II Nos. 99–103, Espinosa Jr. No. 66
India*Thompson-Balys
IndonesiaDeVries's list No. 147
PhilippineFansler MAFLS XII 210, 212
AfricaWerner African 214.
general *Types 314, 400, 502, 756B, 810
general BP II 329, III 463, 531
general *Cosquin Études 365, 542ff.
general *Wesselski Märchen 242 No. 52
general *Andrejev FFC LXIX 46
general Sébillot France III 446, IV 127
general Gaster Exempla 248 No. 352. Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 42 No. 29AB

Within the index

Filed under Children sold or promised.

1 finer motif beneath it

Child of woman and devil taken to his father

Filed beside it

Child sold into slavery Child sold to be killed 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

Children unwittingly promised (sold). (Cf. S211.)

Carried in tale types

Our Lady's Child · ATU 7109 recorded variants
The Maiden without Hands · ATU 7068 recorded variants
Robber Madej (previously The Devil's Contract) · ATU 756B6 recorded variants
Goldener (previously The Youth Transformed to a Horse) · ATU 3144 recorded variants
The Priest and the Devil · ATU 810A*4 recorded variants
The Snares of the Evil One · ATU 8102 recorded variants
The Boy Promised (Destined) to Go to the Devil Saves himself by his Good Conduct · ATU 811A*1 recorded variant

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