Motif
avoid splendid objects and choose the humble object
avoid_splendid_objects_and_choose_the_humble_object
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
slavic
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Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars THE KING OF THE TOADS. / THE MOUSE-HOLE, AND THE UNDERGROUND KINGDOM. / THE CUIRASSIER AND THE HORNED PRINCESS. / THE TREACHEROUS BROTHERS.; lines 11121-11233 confidence: medium
Jalmir fears returning to the sorceress's castle; the steed comforts him, carries him there, and instructs him to ignore silver, golden, and diamond cages with matching birds and to take a wooden cage with a mean-looking bird.
The white steed tells Jalmir to touch none of the silver, golden, or diamond cages and instead take the wooden cage containing a mean-looking bird.
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