Motif
Concealed physical flaw exposes imperfect disguise
concealed_physical_flaw_exposes_imperfect_disguise
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs 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 Household Tales by Brothers Grimm / CONTENTS; lines 1939-2027 confidence: high
The old woman lays her daughter in the Queen’s bed, gives her the Queen’s shape and look, but cannot make good the lost eye.
The witch can give her daughter the Queen’s appearance but cannot repair the lost eye, so the impostor must lie on the side where the missing eye is hidden.
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