Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

deceit uncovered through encounter with transformed victim

deceit_uncovered_through_encounter_with_transformed_victim

A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


estonian

  • The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country RED RIDING-HOOD. / SNOWWHITE, THE GLASS MOUNTAIN, AND THE DESPISED YOUNGEST SON. / THE THREE WISHES. / THE WITCH-BRIDE.; lines 10022-10048 confidence: medium

    After a child is born, the witch-mother transforms the young mother into a wolf and substitutes her own daughter; the nurse meets the wolf while walking the crying child, the deceit is discovered, and the husband burns the witch-mother and daughter in the bathhouse.

    The nurse meets the wolf after the substitution, and the deceit is discovered.

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