Motif
domestic work reveals the secluded maiden
domestic_work_reveals_the_secluded_maiden
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family, within the sub-family Domestic Work and Water-Drawing Reveals. 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 PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 10761-10944 confidence: medium
The child recounts walking near the maiden’s chamber before sunrise and hearing or seeing her grinding, with the mill and sifter sounds compared to birds and sea-pearls.
The child learns of the maiden through signs of grinding, dyeing, and weaving, despite efforts to keep her unnoticed.
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