Motif
mistreated orphan in a harsh household
mistreated_orphan_in_a_harsh_household
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family, within the sub-family Orphan Hardship, Foster Care, and Household Restoration. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 22589-22670 confidence: high
The heading identifies tale 185, "The Poor Boy in the Grave." A poor orphaned shepherd-boy is placed in a rich man's house for feeding and upbringing, but the rich man and wife are greedy and give him little food and many blows.
The orphaned shepherd-boy is placed with a rich man and wife who give him little food, frequent blows, and harsh labor.
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