Motif
envy leads to destruction of magical helper
envy_leads_to_destruction_of_magical_helper
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.
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1 traditions
germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 18057-18193 confidence: high
At home Three-eyes tells the mother that Two-eyes says the goat charm, that a table with better food appears, and that it vanishes after a second formula; she explains that her forehead eye stayed awake.
After Three-eyes reveals the secret source of better food, the mother angrily kills the goat.
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