Motif
apple target held by a living person
apple_target_held_by_a_living_person
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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estonian
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The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country CINDERELLA. / THE DRAGON-SLAYER. / THE ENVIOUS SISTERS. / THE GIFTED BROTHERS.; lines 9608-9630 confidence: high
The apple-holder stands on a mountain, appears very small at a distance, and holds the apple in his mouth rather than by the stalk because he fears for his safety.
The target is an apple held in a man's mouth; Sharpeye strikes the apple while grazing the holder's cheeks.
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