Motif
animal helper rewards kindness
animal_helper_rewards_kindness
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE GOBLIN OF ADACHIGAHARA / THE SAGACIOUS MONKEY AND THE BOAR / THE HAPPY HUNTER AND THE SKILLFUL FISHER / THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN WHO MADE WITHERED TREES TO FLOWER; lines 4529-4625 confidence: high
An old childless farming couple live peacefully, love their dog Shiro, and give him good food from their own meals.
Shiro, cherished by the old couple, leads his master to buried coins, and the passage frames this as a return for kindness.
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