Woman shelters son's murderer out of charity — Mythoi

Motif

Woman shelters son's murderer out of charity.

Traits of character. · Favorable traits of character. · Kindness. · view the constellation · filed as W15

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Boggs FFC XC 86 No. 756D*
Italian Novella *Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under Kindness. (Cf. Q40.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Murderer goes to victim's son and asks to be killed. The son aids him to escape

Filed beside it

Saint never drives fly or gnat from his face Saint gives calf to wolf Generosity Hospitality as a virtue. (Cf. P320.) Bishop exchanges places with prisoner so as to have him return to his mother Envious man sets out to kill one who is noted for his generosity. He is won over by the generosity of his intended victim

Carried in tale types

Who Is the More Devout (previously More Devout · ATU 756D* 1 recorded variant

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