Motif
persecuted stepchild aided by a magical animal
persecuted_stepchild_aided_by_a_magical_animal
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
romanian
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Roumanian Fairy Tales HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY / COPYRIGHT, 1885, / PREFACE. / CONTENTS.; lines 5360-5480 confidence: high
The youth receives a cake made of ashes from his mother, cannot eat it, sits under a tree at noon, and weeps from hunger and misery.
The youth is mistreated by his stepmother and receives speech, food, advice, transport, and protection from Tellerchen.
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