Motif
anger at restlessness causes bodily alteration
anger_at_restlessness_causes_bodily_alteration
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
inuit
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The Central Eskimo THE GREAT FLOOD. / THE BEAR STORY. / SUNDRY TALES. / THE OWL AND THE RAVEN.; lines 9785-9794 confidence: medium
When the owl is about to try the dress on the raven, the raven keeps hopping about and will not sit still.
The raven’s refusal to sit still leads the angry owl to pour oil on it, producing a lasting color change.
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