This is Chase107.
Types ...
Motifs
D0702.1.1 cat's paw cut off; woman's hand missing
G0252 witch in form of cat has hand cut off; recognizing by missing hand
G0275.3.0.1. witch can be destroyed only by burning
Notes
Baer has notes regarding likelihood that this story was collected by one of Harris's children. "Told by same negro girl" as Chase131. "Told by thirteen year old negro girl who can read and write."
Baer: "There are no African analogues; this is clearly in the Anglo-American tradition."
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