Motif
Animal race or contest
animal_race_or_contest
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.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
afro caribbean (1) · zuni (1)
afro caribbean
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Jamaica Anansi Stories MEMOIRS OF / VOLUME XVII. / CONTENTS. / ANIMAL STORIES.; lines 190-216 confidence: high
“The Animal Race” is listed with subentries “Horse and Turtle” and “Pigeon and Parrot.”
The contents list includes “The Animal Race,” with paired subentries “Horse and Turtle” and “Pigeon and Parrot.”
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zuni
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Zuni Folk Tales THE COYOTE AND THE RAVENS WHO RACED THEIR EYES 262 / THE PRAIRIE-DOGS AND THEIR PRIEST, THE BURROWING-OWL 269 / HOW THE RATTLESNAKES CAME TO BE WHAT THEY ARE 285 / HOW THE CORN-PESTS WERE ENSNARED 288; lines 132-144 confidence: high
“THE COYOTE AND THE RAVENS WHO RACED THEIR EYES 262”
Two titles refer to racing: Ravens who raced their eyes and Gopher racing with runners of K’iákime.
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