Motif
Sibling conflict over resources and status
sibling_conflict_over_resources_and_status
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Sibling Rivalry over Rank, Resources, and Inheritance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
slavic
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Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars VASSILISSA THE CUNNING AND THE TSAR OF THE SEA. / CHEKH MYTHS AND FOLK-TALES. / BOYISLAV, YOUNGEST OF TWELVE. / THE TABLE, THE PACK, AND THE BAG.; lines 8906-9012 confidence: high
The tale begins with an old father in a little cottage and his sons Martin, Mihal, and Yanek; the father tells Martin the cottage will come to him and warns him not to cheat his mother and brothers.
The father warns Martin not to cheat the family, Martin and Mihal withhold or begrudge food from Yanek, and Martin asserts eldest precedence near the castle.
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