Motif
animal son as filial food provider
animal_son_as_filial_food_provider
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.
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inuit
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The Central Eskimo THE CONSTELLATION UDLEQDJUN. / ORIGIN OF THE ADLET AND OF THE QADLUNAIT. / THE GREAT FLOOD. / THE BEAR STORY.; lines 9633-9684 confidence: high
Kunikdjuaq grows up, hunts seals and salmon, brings them to the woman before eating, receives his share from her, and is watched from a hilltop; his return route shows whether his hunt succeeded, and she begs blubber for him when needed.
Kunikdjuaq brings hunted food to his mother before eating and later obtains food for her after his departure.
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