Motif
animal fosterers protect a human child
animal_fosterers_protect_a_human_child
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
romanian
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Roumanian Fairy Tales HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY / COPYRIGHT, 1885, / PREFACE. / CONTENTS.; lines 2900-3002 confidence: high
The young birds do not eat the girl; they look kindly at her, feed her soft bread-crumbs, make a bed, and cover her with their wings.
The young griffins do not eat the little girl but feed her bread-crumbs, make a bed for her, and cover her with their wings.
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