Motif
Stepmother’s promised favor reverses into persecution
stepmother_s_promised_favor_reverses_into_persecution
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family, within the sub-family Stepmother Favoritism, Betrayal, Magic, and Reversal. 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 Household Tales by Brothers Grimm / CONTENTS; lines 2133-2229 confidence: high
A widower and widow each have a daughter; the widow asks the man’s daughter to tell her father she wants marriage and promises milk and wine for the man’s daughter, water for her own.
The widow promises favorable treatment for the man’s daughter, but after the wedding the treatment reverses and the woman becomes unkind and envious.
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