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- The Maiden who Seeks her Brothers

The twelve brothers are changed into ravens. Cf. The Speechless Princess, Types 705, 710. I. The Brothers and their Sister. (a) Seven (twelve) brothers have a younger sister. (b) The parents have promised the death of the brothers if a daughter is born; the brothers discover this; the mother lets them know by a sign if a girl is born; the brothers flee; the sister finds them; or (c) the boys leave home out of fear of their father or stepmother. II. Transformation of Brothers to Ravens. (a) Through a wish of their father or (b) stepmother or (c) because their younger sister has plucked twelve flowers from an enchanted garden, the brothers are transformed to ravens. III. The Sister's quest. (a) The sister seeks for them and asks direction of sun, moon, and stars and finds them on a glass mountain (and they are thereby disenchanted) or (b) the sister must remain speechless for years and make shirts. IV. The Calumniated Wife. (a) A king sees the speechless girl and marries her. (b) On the birth of her children they are stolen and she is accused of killing them. V. Disenchantment. (a) As she is about to be executed her period of silence is over, the ravens fly down, are disenchanted and all is cleared up.

Z71.5.1

P253.0.5

P251.6.7

S272

T595

N344.1

S272.1

S11

S31

D521

D515

D151.5

D161.1

P253.2

H1385.8

H1232

H1114

D7

I. Z71.5.1. Seven brothers and one sister. P253.0.5. One sister and six (seven, eleven, twelve) brothers. P251.6.7. Twelve brothers. S272. Sacrifice of brothers promised if girl is born. T595. Sign hung out informing brothers whether mother has borne boy or girl. N344.1. Wrong sign put out leads to boys' leaving home. S272.1. Flight of brothers from home to avoid being sacrificed.
II. S11. Cruel father. S31. Cruel stepmother. D521. Transformation through wish. D515. Transformation by plucking flowers in enchanted garden. C5l5. Tabu: touching (plucking) flowers. D151.5. Transformation to raven. D161.1. Transformation to swan.
III. P253.2. Sister faithful to transformed brothers. H1385.8. Quest for lost brothers. H1232. Directions on quest given by sun, moon, and stars. H1114. Task: Climbing glass mountain. D783. Disenchantment by being found when lost. D753. Disenchantment by accomplishment of tasks. D753.1. Disenchantment by sewing shirts for enchanted brothers. D758. Disenchantment by maintaining silence. Z72.2. Seven years, seven months, seven days.
IV. N711. King (prince) accidentally finds maiden in woods (tree) and marries her. K2116.1.1. Innocent woman accused of killing her new-born children.
V. H215. Magic manifestation at execution proves innocence.

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*BP I 70, 227, 427 (Grimm Nos. 9, 49, cf. No. 25)

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