Motif
Animal adviser gives decisive counsel
animal_adviser_gives_decisive_counsel
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 18361-18545 confidence: high
A raven answers from a tree, advising Kullerwoinen to take a shoot or birch-rod, drive the herd through marshes, send cattle to wolves and bear-dens, call wolves and bears to him, and bring them home like cattle to repay the hostess.
A raven from a tree tells Kullerwoinen how to repay the hostess by using wolves and bears in place of the herd.
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