Motif
Moral contrast among siblings through repeated visits
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A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 24512-24610 confidence: medium
A mother has three daughters with contrasting traits, favors the rude eldest, and repeatedly sends the pious youngest into the great forest to get rid of her.
The three daughters are morally distinguished, the youngest is rewarded after her visit, and the second daughter begins a parallel forest visit with different behavior.
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