Motif
Stepmother uses witchcraft against stepchildren
stepmother_uses_witchcraft_against_stepchildren
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 7179-7252 confidence: high
The queen notices the king’s absences, bribes the servants to learn the secret and the ball of yarn, and makes white silk shirts with charms sewn inside, using witchcraft learned from her mother.
The queen, who has learned witchcraft from her mother, bribes servants, makes charmed shirts, and uses them on the king’s children.
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