Motif
Animal elder provides an extraordinary hunting weapon
animal_elder_provides_an_extraordinary_hunting_weapon
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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zuni
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Zuni Folk Tales THE FOSTER-CHILD OF THE DEER / 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; lines 5906-5995 confidence: high
The Dogs inform their friend and brother; the youth accepts the planned invitation, goes to a cave, tells an elderly wise Cave-swallow what is happening, and receives from him a boomerang able to pursue rabbits around obstacles.
The youth consults an elderly Cave-swallow, who makes a boomerang with unusual ability to pursue rabbits around obstacles.
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