Motif
animal helper who locates enemies
animal_helper_who_locates_enemies
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southwest
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Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights: Being the Myths and Legends of the Pimas of Arizona A SONG OF THE DOCTOR WHOSE SNAKE THREW DOWN THE VAHAHKKEE / THE STORY OF SOHAHNEE MAHKAI AND KAWKOINPUH / NOTES ON THE STORY OF SOHAHNEE MAHKAI / THE STORY OF PAHTAHNKUM; lines 4552-4661 confidence: medium
Coyote, a gray cousin in the far east, knows where to find the Apaches, joins the speaker, sees them, and helps the band capture them unready.
Coyote is selected as a comrade because he knows where to find Apaches, sees them, and reports their location to the speaker.
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