Motif
Jealous stepmother murders child for inheritance advantage
jealous_stepmother_murders_child_for_inheritance_advantage
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family, within the sub-family Murder Demands, Lethal Plots, and Substituted Bodies. 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 SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 6791-6886 confidence: high
The second wife has a daughter, the first wife's child is a little son red as blood and white as snow; the woman loves her daughter, sees the boy as an obstacle to inheritance, and the Evil One fills her mind so that she abuses him.
The second wife loves her daughter, sees the first wife's son as an obstacle to securing the fortune for her daughter, and kills the boy.
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