Motif
rewarded kind stepchild and jealous stepfamily persecution
rewarded_kind_stepchild_and_jealous_stepfamily_persecution
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family, within the sub-family Domestic Oppression, Labor, and Reward. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 18714-18799 confidence: high
The women meet the Lord in the form of a poor man asking the way; the mother and daughter refuse, while the step-daughter offers to guide him. God becomes angry with the refusers and gracious to the helper.
The step-daughter’s kindness is rewarded, while the step-mother and daughter are punished and then plot injury because of her beauty and good fortune.
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