Motif
deceiver punished after exposure
deceiver_punished_after_exposure
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
georgian
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Georgian Folk Tales THE STRONG MAN AND THE DWARF / THE COUNTRYMAN AND THE MERCHANT / THE KING AND THE SAGE / THE KING'S SON; lines 4992-5012 confidence: high
The king sees that the smith's wife tried to cheat him and puts her in prison.
Once the king recognizes the smith's wife's attempted cheating, he puts her in prison.
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germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 24308-24424 confidence: high
The false bride orders servants to take Maid Maleen to the courtyard and behead her; Maid Maleen cries out, the King's son hears her and orders her freed, and lights reveal the gold chain on her neck.
After the false bride's deception and order to execute Maid Maleen fail, she is punished by beheading.
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