Motif
abandoned stepdaughter gains marriage wealth from supernatural encounter
abandoned_stepdaughter_gains_marriage_wealth_from_supernatural_encounter
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family, within the sub-family Domestic Oppression, Labor, and Reward. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
slavic
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Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore FOOTNOTES: / CHAPTER III. / MYTHOLOGICAL. / SOZH AND DNIEPER.; lines 9457-9574 confidence: high
In the Kursk variant, the stepdaughter is left in the open plain, where she trembles and silently prays.
In the Kursk variant, the stepdaughter is left in the open plain, receives splendid garments and a dowry chest from Frost, and is announced by the dog in bridal terms.
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