Motif
bereaved child discovers slain parent
bereaved_child_discovers_slain_parent
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE HAPPY HUNTER AND THE SKILLFUL FISHER / THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN WHO MADE WITHERED TREES TO FLOWER / THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY / THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB; lines 5182-5293 confidence: medium
The monkey flees; the crab's son finds his father's smashed head and broken shell, with unripe persimmons around the body, and weeps.
The crab's son comes home, finds his father's damaged body, and weeps.
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