Motif
Mistreated youngest brother avenged by elder brothers
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A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Retaliatory Defense of an Injured Sibling. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Central Eskimo THE VISITOR. / THE FUGITIVE WOMEN. / QAUDJAQDJUQ. / I. STORY OF THE THREE BROTHERS.; lines 9209-9308 confidence: high
Three brothers are introduced; the two elder brothers have traveled away, while the youngest, Qaudjaqdjuq, lives with his mother and is abused without protection in the village.
The youngest brother is abused in the village, and the returning elder brothers become angry and plan revenge.
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