Motif
Child-enticing cannibal witch
child_enticing_cannibal_witch
A motif of the Threshold Guardian family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm Household Tales by Brothers Grimm / CONTENTS; lines 2595-2689 confidence: high
The old woman is revealed as a wicked witch who built a bread house to entice children; she kills, cooks, and eats captured children; witches are described as red-eyed, poor-sighted, and keen-scented; she notices Hansel and Grethel and says they will not escape.
The witch builds a bread house to lure children and is said to kill, cook, and eat those who fall into her power.
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