Motif
Confined royal child escapes using a bone
confined_royal_child_escapes_using_a_bone
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Concealment, Abduction, and Escape. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 14274-14368 confidence: medium
The passage notes folk-tales where a confined prince or princess escapes a tower by scraping the wall with a bone, discusses versions where bones are withheld from the princess, and cites puberty-related bone restrictions or bone drinking tubes among Hare-skin and Thlinkeet girls.
The passage describes folk-tales in which a prince or princess shut in a tower escapes by scraping a hole with a bone accidentally conveyed inside.
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