"We three" – "For gold" – "That is right" devil's bargain. Three brothers have agreed to say only these things. They incriminate themselves.
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Motif
Filed across the traditions
- India Thompson-Balys.
- general *Type 360
- general BP II 561
Within the index
Filed under "We three" – "For gold" – "That is right". These expressions are the sole conversation of three men.
Filed beside it
Carried in tale types
- Bargain of the Three Brothers with the Devil · ATU 360 1 recorded variant
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