Motif
coffins prepared before a conditional birth
coffins_prepared_before_a_conditional_birth
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth 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 Household Tales by Brothers Grimm / CONTENTS; lines 1486-1570 confidence: high
A king and queen have twelve sons; the king says the twelve boys shall die if the thirteenth child is a girl, prepares twelve coffins in a locked room, gives the queen the key, and commands secrecy.
Before the birth of the thirteenth child, the king has twelve coffins prepared with shavings and pillows for the dead and hides them in a locked room.
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