Child cast out because of his stupidity — Mythoi

Motif

Child cast out because of his stupidity.

Unnatural cruelty. · Abandoned or murdered children. · Reasons for abandonment of children. · view the constellation · filed as S327

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.
general Type 563
general Grimm No. 36 → on our shelf: Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 36

Within the index

Filed under Reasons for abandonment of children. (Cf. K2015, M371, M373, M375.)

3 finer motifs beneath it

Father wants to kill son because of foolish boasting Baby ordered killed because it pulls beard of father (raja) Half-wit abandoned because of his tricks

Filed beside it

Undesirable children exposed, desirable preserved Illegitimate child exposed. (Cf. S12.2.1, T640.) Child of supernatural birth exposed. (Cf. T520.) Twins (triplets) exposed. (Cf. T587.) Destitute parents abandon children Children abandoned (driven forth, exposed) by hostile relative Pregnant woman ordered by husband to kill child to be born Diseased child exposed Disobedient children cast forth Mother sells her child to heathen sailors Reasons for abandonment of children – miscellaneous

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