Motif
Compelled carrier at a water crossing seeks release knowledge
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A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 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 20776-20837 confidence: high
At a lake, a tall man carries travelers across instead of a ferry-boat; he carries Hans and asks him to ask the Griffin why he must carry everyone over the lake.
The tall man at the lake must carry everyone across and asks Hans to learn from the Griffin why he is compelled to do it.
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