Motif
dangerous hospitality in a witch's house
dangerous_hospitality_in_a_witch_s_house
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 Household Tales by Brothers Grimm / CONTENTS; lines 3816-3894 confidence: high
A king's son travels with only a faithful servant; in a dark forest they find a young beautiful maiden near a small house and ask for shelter.
A maiden warns the travelers that her stepmother is a witch hostile to strangers and that they should not consume the food or drink in the house.
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