Motif
animal repays care by supporting an elderly human
animal_repays_care_by_supporting_an_elderly_human
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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Jataka tales THE PRINCES AND THE WATER-SPRITE / THE KING'S WHITE ELEPHANT / THE OX WHO ENVIED THE PIG / GRANNY'S BLACKIE; lines 1426-1521 confidence: high
A rich man gives a baby elephant to a woman; she cares for him, the children call her Granny and call the elephant Granny's Blackie, and Blackie carries and swings the children.
The elephant raised by Granny notices that she is old and overworked, seeks paid work, brings her the money, and later does the hard work so she can rest.
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