Motif
animal guide leading to a hidden or wondrous dwelling
animal_guide_leading_to_a_hidden_or_wondrous_dwelling
A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm 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: high
A beautiful snow-white bird sings on a bough, flies ahead of the children, and leads them to a little house built of bread, covered with cakes, and having clear sugar windows.
A singing snow-white bird flies before the children, and they follow it until they reach the little edible house.
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