Motif
animal helper gives power objects
animal_helper_gives_power_objects
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american plains
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Traditions of the Arikara FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 4156-4214 confidence: high
An Elk appears after beautiful flute notes, says the skull is its own, pities the boy, tells him to take and wear the skull's teeth, gives him a flute, and says girls will come when he blows it.
The Elk pities the crying boy, identifies the skull as its own, and gives him teeth and a flute with instructions for their use.
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