Motif
Enchanted music subdues a guardian
enchanted_music_subdues_a_guardian
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
romanian
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Roumanian Fairy Tales HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY / COPYRIGHT, 1885, / PREFACE. / CONTENTS.; lines 6463-6553 confidence: high
Petru dismounts, lets the horses graze, takes his flute as Holy Friday had directed, says 'God be with me,' and begins his task.
Petru's flute lulls the giant guardian to sleep and is used repeatedly to make him sleep again.
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