Motif
Envious rivals release contained danger
envious_rivals_release_contained_danger
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 16234-16315 confidence: high
The two other tailors release the bear, which pursues the carriage. The tailor threatens it with the vise, the bear runs away, and the tailor and princess are married at church.
The two other tailors, described as envious and false-hearted, unscrew the bear after the tailor's success, causing it to pursue the carriage.
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