Motif
animal possessor loses magic object to human trickery
animal_possessor_loses_magic_object_to_human_trickery
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Theft, Stolen Goods, and Pursuit. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES. / THE BIRTH STORIES. / INDEX 339 / INTRODUCTION.; lines 740-872 confidence: medium
A wild boar finds a magical gem in a forsaken village, holds it in his mouth, rises into the air by its magic, and travels to an island in the ocean.
The boar possesses the gem and uses its power; the man steals it, tricks the boar from the tree, and the boar dies.
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