Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

animal learns a song from another animal

animal_learns_a_song_from_another_animal

A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


zuni

  • Zuni Folk Tales THE COYOTE AND THE BEETLE / HOW THE COYOTE DANCED WITH THE BLACKBIRDS / HOW THE TURTLE OUT HUNTING DUPED THE COYOTE / THE COYOTE AND THE LOCUST; lines 7531-7650 confidence: high

    Coyote praises the Locust’s playing and asks to learn the song so he can take it home and dance his children to it; Locust agrees and sings it again.

    The Coyote asks the Locust to teach him the song, listens to it repeated, and practices it aloud.

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