The constellation
S40 Cruel grandparents
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- Cruel foster son. (Cf. S22.1.1.) · S37 entry
- Cruel foster father · S36 entry
- Cruel stepsister(s) · S34 entry
- Cruel stepbrother. (Cf. K2211.3.) · S33 entry
- Cruel grandmother · S41 entry
- Cruel grandfather. Kills his grandchildren · S42 entry
- Cruel relatives-in-law · S50 entry
- Cruel mother-in-law. See references to K2110.1. and K2215, many of which have the present motif · S51 entry