Motif
Animal helpers defeat the enchanter when bindings fail
animal_helpers_defeat_the_enchanter_when_bindings_fail
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.
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Jamaica Anansi Stories PREFACE. / ANIMAL STORIES. / OLD STORIES, CHIEFLY OF SORCERY. / MODERN EUROPEAN STORIES.; lines 6911-7012 confidence: high
The dog and horse overcome the withes and attack the old woman; she says black stones contain enchanted royal sons, ladies, a princess, the brother, horse, and dog; the second brother kills her and raises the stones.
In the second encounter, the dog breaks the withe and bites the old woman, and the horse tramples her, enabling the brother to overpower her.
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