Motif
Animal messenger reveals hidden speech
animal_messenger_reveals_hidden_speech
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
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West African Folk-Tales IX. WHY WE SEE ANTS CARRYING BUNDLES AS BIG AS THEMSELVES / X. WHY SPIDERS ARE ALWAYS FOUND IN THE CORNERS OF CEILINGS / XI. ANANSI THE BLIND FISHERMAN / XII. ADZANUMEE AND HER MOTHER; lines 1222-1281 confidence: medium
When Adzanumee is delayed, the mother angrily says she does not deserve her name and is only a yam.
A bird overhears the mother’s reproach and sings it to Adzanumee.
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