Motif
Betraying brothers vanish overseas
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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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germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 14102-14161 confidence: medium
After the wedding, the princess says the father has forgiven him; the prince visits his father and tells of his brothers' betrayal and his silence; the brothers have put to sea and never return.
The old king wishes to punish the brothers after hearing of their betrayal, but they have put to sea and never return.
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