Motif
Betrayed younger hero reports elder brothers' deception
betrayed_younger_hero_reports_elder_brothers_deception
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
slavic
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Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars INTRODUCTION. / JEREMIAH CURTIN. / RUSSIAN MYTHS AND FOLK-TALES. / THE THREE KINGDOMS,--THE COPPER, THE SILVER, AND THE GOLDEN.; lines 1201-1351 confidence: medium
Ivan's letter tells his father how he liberated his mother, won Yelena the Beautiful, and was deceived by his elder brothers. Ivan sends golden carriages and asks the Tsar and Tsaritsa to come, with Yelena, her sisters, and his brothers brought behind in simple wagons.
Ivan's letter states that his elder brothers deceived him and requests that they be brought behind in simple wagons.
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