Motif
wrongdoer exposed and faithful helper rewarded
wrongdoer_exposed_and_faithful_helper_rewarded
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Hidden Wrongdoing Exposed. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW / THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD / THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY; lines 2154-2248 confidence: high
Katoda bows before his master and tells the full account of the wrong, explaining how Hase-Hime came to be in the desolate place with two old servants.
Katoda’s disclosure exposes the stepmother’s wrongdoing; she flees in disgrace, and Katoda receives high promotion.
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