Motif
Animal bridge across water
animal_bridge_across_water
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
slavic
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Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore INTRODUCTORY. / FOOTNOTES: / CHAPTER II. / MYTHOLOGICAL.; lines 4594-4717 confidence: high
The pike stretches herself across the sea so Ivan can cross to the oak; at the oak he opens the casket and a hare jumps out and runs away.
The pike stretches across the sea so Prince Ivan can walk along her back like a bridge, and later repeats the crossing after retrieving the egg.
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