Motif
animal community ceremony for collective welfare
animal_community_ceremony_for_collective_welfare
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
zuni
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Zuni Folk Tales THE BOY HUNTER WHO NEVER SACRIFICED TO THE DEER HE HAD SLAIN: / OR THE ORIGIN OF THE SOCIETY OF RATTLESNAKES / THE WARRIOR SUITOR OF MOKI / HOW THE COYOTE JOINED THE DANCE OF THE BURROWING-OWLS; lines 5998-6108 confidence: medium
A Prairie-dog village lives peaceably with Rattlesnakes, Adders, Chameleons, Horned-toads, and Burrowing-owls; the Owls are treated as grave and sacred, and their ceremonies are not disturbed.
The Burrowing-owls perform the dance not only for pleasure but also for the good of the town, and surrounding animals respect the ceremony.
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