Motif
animal companion preserving the abandoned bride’s lament
animal_companion_preserving_the_abandoned_bride_s_lament
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 22830-22937 confidence: medium
As a sad herdswoman, the maiden cares for a little calf and teaches it to kneel beside her when she recites a verse saying the prince forgot the bride who waited beneath the lime-tree.
The little calf kneels when the maiden recites a verse naming the prince who forgot his betrothed bride beneath the lime-tree; the verse later prompts the prince to pause and try to remember.
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