Motif
Animal companions steal and divide goods
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A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Theft, Stolen Goods, and Pursuit. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Aino Folk-Tales HONORARY SECRETARIES. / INTRODUCTION. / AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA.; lines 802-900 confidence: high
At the beginning of the world, a fox, otter, and monkey are intimate friends. The fox proposes stealing from the Japanese; they steal a bag of beans, a bag of salt, and a mat from a rich man, and the fox distributes the salt to the otter, the mat to the monkey, and the beans to himself.
The fox, otter, and monkey jointly steal beans, salt, and a mat from a rich man's house, after which the fox assigns the items to each companion.
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