Motif
accumulation of wonderful objects
accumulation_of_wonderful_objects
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India THE GIANT CRAB / THE HYPOCRITICAL CAT / THE CROCODILE AND THE MONKEY / THE AXE, THE DRUM, THE BOWL, AND THE DIAMOND; lines 507-608 confidence: high
The traveller trades the diamond for the axe, commands the axe to cut off the old man's head, then retrieves the diamond and sleeps in the hut with two magic things.
The traveller begins with the diamond, gains the axe, and then gains the bowl, with the passage marking that he has two and then three wonderful things.
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