Motif
Animal helpers recover a lost talisman
animal_helpers_recover_a_lost_talisman
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.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
mongol
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Sagas from the Far East THE PRAYER MAKING SUDDENLY RICH. / TALE XII. / TALE XIII. / THE FORTUNES OF SHRIKANTHA.; lines 3899-3975 confidence: high
The companions hear how the talisman was parted with, say perhaps the three of them may find it, and follow the travelling merchants to a flourishing city with a palace, groves, and streams.
The ape, bear, and mouse cooperate to locate the merchants and retrieve the talisman for their master.
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slavic
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Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars THE FOOTLESS AND BLIND CHAMPIONS. / THE THREE KINGDOMS. / VASSILISSA GOLDEN TRESS, BAREHEADED BEAUTY. / THE RING WITH TWELVE SCREWS.; lines 4841-4910 confidence: high
The cat and dog swim across the sea, take turns supporting one another, and the ring falls from the cat's mouth into the water.
The cat and dog cooperate after the ring is lost in the water; the cat finds it inside a fish and the animals return it to Ivan.
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