Ugly preferred to pretty sister — Mythoi

Motif

Ugly preferred to pretty sister.

Reversal of fortune. · Unpromising hero (heroine). · The unpromising surpasses the promising. · view the constellation · filed as L145

Filed across the traditions

Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "laide".
general Type (4032)

Within the index

Filed under The unpromising surpasses the promising.

1 finer motif beneath it

Ugly sister helps pretty one

Filed beside it

Stupid person surpasses clever Pupil surpasses master Poor man surpasses rich Ignorant surpasses learned man Neglected surpasses favorite child Tardy surpasses punctual Slowness surpasses haste Peasant girl outwits prince Daughter succeeds on quest where son fails Scorning stops when it turns out that the scorned has saved the king by fighting alone against four Disagreeable and disliked child surpasses the likeable one Unpromising hero kills those who scorn him

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “preferred” · wander