Motif
animal ancestor of a people
animal_ancestor_of_a_people
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature GIRLS AGED EIGHT AND THREE. / GIRL FIVE YEARS OLD. / A CHILD'S LIFE / LITTLE GIRL.; lines 2195-2318 confidence: high
Tales describe a great white tiger, ancestor of the Shan race, who passes through the country followed by fifty ghostly leopards; they leave claw marks on trees but no footprints.
Tales describe a great white tiger as the ancestor of the Shan race.
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