Motif
bereaved offspring discovers slain parent
bereaved_offspring_discovers_slain_parent
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. 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: high
The monkey runs away in fear; the crab's son finds his father with a smashed head and broken shell, surrounded by unripe persimmons, and weeps.
The crab's son comes home, finds his father's broken body surrounded by the unripe persimmons, and weeps.
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