Motif
animal companions recruited for a quest
animal_companions_recruited_for_a_quest
A motif of the The Hero's Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE / MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH; lines 6371-6508 confidence: high
The dog lowers its tail, bows to the ground, apologizes for rudeness, says it has heard of Momotaro's strength, and asks to be taken as a follower to the Island of Devils.
The dog becomes Momotaro's follower, and the monkey asks to join the expedition against the Island of Devils.
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