Motif
animal mount crossing a guarded threshold
animal_mount_crossing_a_guarded_threshold
A motif of the Threshold Guardian 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 SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 15435-15505 confidence: high
In the first kingdom, the king has ordered that anyone mounted on a cock and carrying bagpipes be attacked; Hans rides the cock over the gate to the king’s window and demands the promised thing under threat to the king and his daughter.
When armed guards try to prevent Hans from entering, he spurs the cock and it flies over the gate to the king’s window.
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