The Three Spinners
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The Three Spinners is a German fairy tale about three mysterious women who help a lazy girl spin flax in exchange for a future favor, highlighting themes of cleverness and the subversion of traditional expectations of female labor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Three Spinners canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German fairy tale
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folk tale ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| centralConflict | The girl must spin an impossible amount of flax or face punishment. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Reflects historical expectations of women’s domestic labor in German-speaking regions. ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
lazy girl
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prince ⓘ queen ⓘ three mysterious women ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
impossible spinning task
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marriage to a prince ⓘ three supernatural helpers ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
fairy tale
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folk narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bargain with supernatural helpers
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cleverness ⓘ laziness ⓘ marriage as reward ⓘ subversion of traditional female labor roles ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| moral |
Cleverness and negotiation can overturn oppressive expectations of labor.
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External appearances of industry can be deceptive. ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die drei Spinnerinnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A lazy girl who hates spinning is forced to spin flax, receives help from three strange women in exchange for a future favor, and ultimately avoids spinning for the rest of her life. ⓘ |
| relatedMotifCluster | spinning tales in European folklore GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Rumpelstiltskin
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The Twelve Huntsmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolution | The three spinners complete the work and the girl marries the prince under the condition she will never spin again. ⓘ |
| title | The Three Spinners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Three Spinners Description of subject: The Three Spinners is a German fairy tale about three mysterious women who help a lazy girl spin flax in exchange for a future favor, highlighting themes of cleverness and the subversion of traditional expectations of female labor.
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