Motif
Broken verbal condition causes separation from beloved
broken_verbal_condition_causes_separation_from_beloved
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech 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 17624-17713 confidence: high
The king's daughter scrapes the stove open, sees a handsome youth shining with gold and jewels, releases him, and is told she is his bride; he allows a visit to her father with a limit of three words.
The king's son allows the king's daughter to visit her father only if she speaks no more than three words; when she exceeds the limit, the stove disappears far away.
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