Motif
Concealed aquatic spouse revealed by spying
concealed_aquatic_spouse_revealed_by_spying
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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estonian
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The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country THE THREE WISHES. / THE WITCH-BRIDE. / THE STEPMOTHER. / THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE.; lines 10344-10439 confidence: high
Tony finds a small gap near the window and sees a floorless square tank filled with water, where the mermaid swims; she is woman above and fish below with scales, fins, and tail.
Sleepy Tony discovers that the secret chamber is a water tank and sees his mermaid consort's woman-and-fish body.
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