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Motif

Faithful servant undergoes torture for sake of his master.

Society. · Other social relationships. · Master and servant. · view the constellation · filed as P361.8

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Filed under Faithful servant.

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Faithful servant dies for his master. Puts on his master's clothes so as to be slain in his place. (Cf. P316.) Faithful servant remains at home and fights for exiled hero Faithful servant sacrifices sons to save life of king. Sons resuscitated and servant enriched Faithful nurse tries to save tyrant's daughter by exposing her own in her place Abandoned maiden helped by her faithful nurse Faithful servant dies avenging master's death Captain will not betray king's secret. He refuses to betray where recruits are being raised Crow lets itself be caught so as to save king of crows

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