Motif
Adversary's missiles caught and turned back against it
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Jamaica Anansi Stories SONG AND DANCE. / PREFACE. / ANIMAL STORIES. / OLD STORIES, CHIEFLY OF SORCERY.; lines 5957-6060 confidence: high
Ballinder Bull fires seven arrows; the boy catches every one, then sends arrows into the bull's hands, feet, ears, and head. The boy lowers the tree, confirms the bull is dead, and removes its teeth and tongue.
Ballinder Bull fires seven arrows; the boy catches all of them and sends them back into the bull's body, killing him.
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