Motif
faithful servant spares intended victim and hides her
faithful_servant_spares_intended_victim_and_hides_her
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Infant Killing, Dynastic Persecution, and Sparing. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW / THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD / THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY; lines 2154-2248 confidence: high
Katoda knows Hase-Hime is innocent, refuses to kill her, stays in the wilderness, builds a cottage with peasants’ help, calls his wife, and the old couple care for the princess, who trusts her father will search for her.
Katoda is ordered into a cruel task but refuses to kill Hase-Hime, builds a hidden cottage, and cares for her.
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