Motif
Concealed helpers produce the credited work
concealed_helpers_produce_the_credited_work
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm Household Tales by Brothers Grimm / CONTENTS; lines 2331-2404 confidence: high
The girl lets the three women in; they begin spinning, with one drawing thread and treading the wheel, another wetting the thread, and the third twisting it and striking the table so that fine skeins fall down.
The girl hides the three spinners from the Queen while the Queen sees and praises the growing quantity of spun thread.
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