Motif
courtesy to a supernatural helper rewarded with instructions and magical aids
courtesy_to_a_supernatural_helper_rewarded_with_instructions_and_magical_aids
A motif of the Hospitality Test and Stranger Guest 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 SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 14016-14100 confidence: high
The youngest prince seeks the water of life for his sick father; the dwarf rewards his courteous answer by identifying the enchanted castle, iron wand, loaves, lions, and twelve o'clock deadline.
The dwarf contrasts the youngest prince's seemly conduct with his brothers' haughtiness and gives him the knowledge, wand, and bread needed to obtain the water.
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