Motif
Animal intermediary used to enforce a human scheme
animal_intermediary_used_to_enforce_a_human_scheme
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser 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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Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians HERO TALES . 52 / TALES OF SUPERNATURAL PATRONS . 152 / HISTORICAL TRADITIONS . / INTRODUCTION.; lines 2614-2726 confidence: high
After dark Old-Man-Coyote calls an owl and tells it to come when the fire is out, break sticks, hit the shelter, and say they must sleep together or die.
Old-Man-Coyote recruits an owl to strike the shelter and speak threats that compel the old woman toward the intended act.
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