Motif
Dangerous honor at supernatural table
dangerous_honor_at_supernatural_table
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.
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estonian
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The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country SECTION III / BLUEBEARD. / CINDERELLA. / THE DRAGON-SLAYER.; lines 9306-9366 confidence: medium
The dwarf leads the young lady down stairs to a lit house; a sword over her head is removed; the child's mother says she was the saved snake; earth given to the lady becomes gold and silver.
The young lady is seated at table in the subterranean house and sees a sharp sword suspended above her head before it is removed.
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