Motif
humble kind brother chosen over unkind brothers
humble_kind_brother_chosen_over_unkind_brothers
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Youngest Brother Mistreated or Humble Brother Chosen. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
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japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales 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 / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES; lines 5595-5702 confidence: high
The helper says he is Okuni-nushi-no-Mikoto, not a King's son; his brothers have gone to seek Princess Yakami of Inaba, while he follows as an attendant carrying a large bag.
Okuni-nushi-no-Mikoto travels behind his brothers as an attendant carrying a large bag, yet Princess Yakami refuses the brothers and chooses him.
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