Motif
Fire ordeal neutralized by cold
fire_ordeal_neutralized_by_cold
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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slavic
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Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore INTRODUCTORY. / FOOTNOTES: / CHAPTER II. / MYTHOLOGICAL.; lines 5436-5581 confidence: high
The Water King orders a red-hot iron bath-room prepared for the young couple; twelve loads of firewood heat the stove and walls until it is impossible to approach closely.
The Water King has the iron bath-room heated red-hot, but Moroz Treskum cools it until icicles hang inside, allowing the couple to bathe safely.
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