Motif
abandoned child raised by animals
abandoned_child_raised_by_animals
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american plains
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Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians HERO TALES . 52 / TALES OF SUPERNATURAL PATRONS . 152 / HISTORICAL TRADITIONS . / INTRODUCTION.; lines 2401-2507 confidence: high
A woman leaves a child in a buffalo wallow; seven buffalo find and raise him; when grown, he returns to camp where the chief has two single daughters.
A child left in a buffalo wallow is found and raised by seven buffalo.
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