Motif
warning that a broken thread will destroy fortune
warning_that_a_broken_thread_will_destroy_fortune
A motif of the Fate Figures and Cosmic Weaving family, within the sub-family Fate Threads and Life-Span Measures. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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estonian
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The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country THE MILKY WAY. / THE GRATEFUL PRINCE. / SLYBOOTS. / THE GOLD-SPINNERS.; lines 5555-5649 confidence: high
Before a six-day journey, the mother tells the daughters not to let their eyes wander and to keep the thread from breaking, warning that the golden glitter and their good fortune would vanish. The daughters laugh at the warning and mock it, though tears later rise to their eyes.
The mother warns that if the thread breaks, its glitter and the daughters’ prospects of good fortune will vanish.
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