Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson K544 — Escape by alleged possession of external soul

K544
Thompson motif reference
K
Deceptions
1
Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

Escape by alleged possession of external soul. Monkey caught for his heart (as remedy) makes his captor believe that he has left his heart at home. *Dh IV 1ff.; *Chauvin II 99 No. 57; *Penzer V 127 n. 1; Bødker Exempler 298 No. 62; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 852; Japanese: Ikeda; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 3, Dixon 193; Philippine: Fansler MAFLS XII 374 No. 56; Africa (Zanzibar): Bateman 17 No. 1.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

These links are derived from the Thompson motif references stored in the Folklore Database's ATU concordance.

ATUTitle
ATU 91 The Heart of a Monkey
Previous motif
← K543.1 — Fox to crocodile who has caught him by the tongue: "Those are the dirty clothes I've been washing!" She lets go




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