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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
C960. Transformation for breaking tabu. India: *Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman.
D510. Transformation by breaking tabu. D660. Transformation as punishment. F348.0.1. Fairy gift disappears or is turned to something worthless when tabu is broken.
C961. Transformation to object for breaking tabu.
C961.1. Transformation to pillar of salt for breaking tabu. (Cf. C331.) — *Fb "se" III 173b, "sten" III 553b; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Hebrew: Genesis 19: 26; Jewish: Neuman.
F531.6.12.3. Slain giant turns to salt stone.
C961.2. Transformation to stone for breaking tabu. (Cf. C331, C452.) — *Type 516; *Rösch FFC LXXVII 119, 132ff.; *Chauvin VII 98 No. 375; *Fb "se" III 173b, "sten" III 553b. — *Loomis White Magic 80; Greek: Fox 175 (Niobe); India: *Thompson-Balys; Maori: Beckwith Myth 349; S. Am. Indian (Aymara): Tschopik BBAE CXLIII (1) 570.
C331. Tabu: looking back. D231. Transformation: man to stone. F531.6.12.2. Sunlight turns giant or troll to stone. G304.2.5. Troll bursts when sun shines on him. Or he may become stone.
C961.3. Transformation to wood for breaking tabu. German: Grimm No. 43; Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 100.
C961.3.1. Transformation to wooden image for breaking tabu. Marquesas: Handy 113.
C961.3.2. Transformation to tree for breaking tabu. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 84.
C961.4. Transformation to mountain ridge for breaking tabu. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 189.
C961.5. Transformation to anthill for breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys.
C962. Transformation to animal for breaking tabu. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 334 n. 1; Jewish: Neuman; S. A. Indian (Mataco): Métraux MAFLS XL 35, (Tupinamba): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 172; Africa (Fjort): Dennett 105, No. 29.
C962.1. Transformation to mouse for breaking tabu. Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 154.
C962.2. Transformation to bird for breaking tabu. Greek: Grote I 128.
C963. Person returns to original form when tabu is broken. A person originally transformed from an animal or an object returns to that form when the origin is mentioned. (Cf. C31.2, C33.1, C35.1, C440, C441.)
C963.1. Person returns to original animal form when tabu is broken. Africa (Congo): Weeks 215 No. 11 (fish), (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale 403 No. 3 (fish).
C963.2. Person returns to original egg form when tabu is broken. Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 108 No. 16.
T111.3. Marriage of man with woman who has come from an egg.
C963.3. Person returns to original vegetable form when tabu is broken.Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 78 No. 12, (Ekoi): Talbot 133, 134, 135, (Ibo, Nigeria): Thomas 80, (Fjort): Dennett 44 No. 6.
D1962.6.1. Magic sleep when hero breaks fruit open too soon.
