Motif
Adoption by a nonhuman chief
adoption_by_a_nonhuman_chief
A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 16108-16235 confidence: high
A chief among the salmon makes the boy his son; the sea gull accompanies him, and he stays one year in the salmon people’s town.
A chief among the salmon makes the boy his son, and the boy lives among the salmon people for one year.
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