Motif
Dangerous magic horse subdued and compelled to obey
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A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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slavic
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Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore SOZH AND DNIEPER. / FOOTNOTES: / CHAPTER IV. / MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT.; lines 10436-10563 confidence: high
Twelve grooms unlock twelve locks and doors and bring out a magic horse bound in twelve iron chains; when Katoma mounts, it leaps up and soars high.
The magic horse is heavily bound, flies when mounted, speaks after being beaten, and agrees to obey Katoma's commands.
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