Motif
animal body parts substituted as proof of death
animal_body_parts_substituted_as_proof_of_death
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs 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 5103-5198 confidence: high
The father disowns the son and orders him killed in the forest; the people spare him and bring deer eyes and tongue as a token.
The father's people spare the youth and bring a deer's eyes and tongue to the father as a token.
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