Motif
unkind stepmother threatens father-child bond
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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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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 3290-3387 confidence: high
After a year of mourning, the father remarries; the daughter is under a stepmother's authority and resolves to be filial and dutiful to her father's wife.
After the father remarries, the stepmother begins treating the girl unkindly and trying to come between father and child.
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