The constellation
M151 Vow not to eat before hearing of adventure
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Other vows and oaths · M150 entry
beneath it
- Vow not to eat before learning secret · M151.1 entry
- Vow not to marry until quest is concluded · M151.2 entry
- Vow not to take food or drink until manner of father's death is learned · M151.3 entry
- Vow not to take food or drink until enemy is killed · M151.4 entry
- Vow not to eat or sleep until certain event is brought to pass · M151.5 entry
- Vow not to eat or drink before knowing if king is alive · M151.6 entry
- Heroine will not laugh till arrival of destined hero. (Cf. H341.) · M151.7 entry
- Vow not to eat until lost son is found · M151.8 entry
- Vow not to see friends until quest is completed · M151.9 entry