Americans are familiar with the story of Cinderella. Similar stories may be found throughout the world: a poor, beautiful girl, downtrodden by her stepmother, receives supernatural aid to win the hand of a noble prince who is searching for a bride. Although the circumstances differ (the girl may be a rural peasant or a servant in a great house, the supernatural helper may be a fairy godmother or
a goldfish, the prince may belong to European feudalism or the Aztec empire), all the stories exhibit the same basic:
a. motif.
b. tonality.
c. legend.
d. mythological structure.
e. epic.
ANSWER: a
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