Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

916: The brothers guarding the king's bedchamber and the snake

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 910-919: Good Precepts > 916: The brothers guarding the king's bedchamber and the snake

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I. The Accusation. Several brothers are hired by a king to guard his bedchamber. The first brother sees a snake in the bedchamber and kills it, but a drop of its poison falls on the queen. While he is wiping the poison from the queen, she awakes and,…

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