Motif
Angered weather being causes immobility and scarcity
angered_weather_being_causes_immobility_and_scarcity
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 20772-20890 confidence: medium
After the party says something to anger the north wind, they remain there for two months; the food expected not to run out is quickly consumed, only half a dried fish remains, and the north wind keeps blowing hard.
The party angers the north wind; the north wind keeps them in place for two months while food supplies are exhausted.
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