Motif
Animal messenger carries death tidings
animal_messenger_carries_death_tidings
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 3107-3295 confidence: high
After Aino vanishes, bear, wolf, and fox are considered as heralds but rejected because they would harm cattle, lambs, ducks, or chickens; the hare is accepted as herald and agrees to tell her kindred.
Several animals are evaluated as possible heralds; the hare is chosen and delivers the news of Aino's death.
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