Motif
youngest brother dispossessed by elder brothers
youngest_brother_dispossessed_by_elder_brothers
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Youngest Brother Mistreated or Humble Brother Chosen. 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 SECTION I / THE MILKY WAY. / THE GRATEFUL PRINCE. / SLYBOOTS.; lines 5381-5471 confidence: high
The king explains that Slyboots was thought dead and that the court assigned his reward to his elder brothers; Slyboots realizes that what felt like two nights in the old man's subterranean dwelling equaled two years and gives up the money.
The elder brothers inherit Slyboots's reward while he is presumed dead, become prosperous in royal service, and later despise him.
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