Motif
repentance followed by restored household welfare
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A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Repentance and Mercy. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales JAPANESE FAIRY TALES / MY LORD BAG OF RICE / THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW / THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD; lines 728-854 confidence: medium
The old woman repents of her cross, unkind ways; the couple live happily and carefully spend the treasure the old man received from the tongue-cut sparrow.
The old woman repents, becomes good, and the couple live happily and without want using the sparrow's treasure.
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