Old woman helps on quest.
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Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
- Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 3, Canto 73
- Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 3, Section CXXXI
- Greco-Roman The Aeneid , Book 11
- Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 1, Section CLXXV
- Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 4, Canto 34
Filed across the traditions
- English Wells 68 (The Weddynge of Sir Gawen and Dame Ragnell)
- India *Thompson-Balys
- Japanese Ikeda.
- general Type 400, 425
Carried in tale types
- The Animal as Bridegroom · ATU 425A 24 recorded variants
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