Child promised to devil for acting as godfather. (Cf. N411.)

Motif

Child promised to devil for acting as godfather. (Cf. N411.)

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel sacrifices. · Reasons for promise (sale) of child. · view the constellation · filed as S224

Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

BretonSébillot Incidents s. v. "filleul".
general *Types 314, 502, 756B
general *BP II 319ff., 329
general Andrejev FFC LXIX 50

Within the index

Filed under Reasons for promise (sale) of child.

Filed beside it

Child sold (promised) for money Childless couple promise child to the devil if they may only have one Child promised to devil for help on road with broken wagon Child promised to devil for directions out of woods when father is lost Child promised to devil in exchange for a good catch of fish Daughter promised to monster as bride to secure flower (bird) she has asked for Daughter promised to tiger in marriage for help in carrying load. (Cf. B620.1.)Children given in return for being taught magic Children sold in exchange for food Angry man gives away his daughter to a beggar

Travels with

Object unknown in a country sold for a fortune

Carried in tale types

Robber Madej (previously The Devil's Contract) · ATU 756B6 recorded variants

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