Thompson H382.1: Bride test: key in flax reveals laziness.

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The exact Thompson child definition says a suitor hides a key in flax and finds it there the next day. That motif occurs for the oldest and second sisters in this passage. The youngest sister’s later success reverses the outcome for the complete tale, so the code is scoped to this passage and does not characterize the final bride.

• „und als er nun am andern Tage wiederkam, fand er ihn noch darin stecken“
• „Aber er fand am andern Tage ihn auch darin wieder“