Comparative mythology corpus

Animal Heart Substituted For Murdered Child

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Ainu Aino Folk-Tales AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES.; lines 2006-2100 high The husband orders two servants to kill the child and bring back her heart; they spare her, kill a dog instead, secretly return the child to her mother, and bring the dog's heart to the stepmother, while the mother flees with the child. record