Motif
Deceptive food hides a harmful object
deceptive_food_hides_a_harmful_object
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family, within the sub-family Deceptive Food and Drink. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 18361-18545 confidence: high
Kullerwoinen rests his herd, sits on a grassy hillock, removes and inspects an arid oat-loaf, and remarks that some loaves look good outside but contain chaff and bark inside.
Kullerwoinen's hard oat-loaf contains a stone, causing his sacred knife to break when he cuts it.
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