Motif
Dead mother's promise linked to grave-side aid
dead_mother_s_promise_linked_to_grave_side_aid
A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm Household Tales by Brothers Grimm / CONTENTS; lines 3527-3617 confidence: medium
Cinderella's mother, near death, tells her to be good and pious, says God will protect her and that she will look down from heaven; the mother dies, Cinderella visits the grave daily, and the father remarries after winter and spring.
The mother promises heavenly nearness; Cinderella continues devotion at the grave; later the grave tree and white bird provide wished-for things.
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