Motif
ambiguous hospitality after fright
ambiguous_hospitality_after_fright
A motif of the Hospitality Test and Stranger Guest family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm Household Tales by Brothers Grimm / CONTENTS; lines 2497-2593 confidence: medium
A very old woman on crutches comes out; the frightened children drop what they hold. She welcomes them, leads them inside, offers milk, pancakes, sugar, apples, and nuts, and prepares clean beds.
After the children are frightened by the old woman, she promises no harm, invites them inside, provides rich food, and gives them clean beds.
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