Motif
Persecuted stepchild and hostile step-parent
persecuted_stepchild_and_hostile_step_parent
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
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY / THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIE / THE BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILD; lines 3389-3500 confidence: high
The woman complains about her stepdaughter; the father ignores the complaints and grows more concerned for his child; the woman considers how to drive the child out.
The stepmother complains, plans to drive the stepchild out, mistrusts her, and carries unkind and untrue tales to the father.
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