Americans Are Familiar with the Story of Cinderella

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.