Motif
Animal witness reports hidden violence
animal_witness_reports_hidden_violence
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hawaiian
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Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends LAKA'S ADVENTURE / KEKUPUA'S CANOE / AS HEIAU BUILDERS / KAHALAOPUNA, PRINCESS OF MANOA; lines 3195-3289 confidence: high
Elepaio, a little green bird and cousin to Kahalaopuna, sees that the owl has deserted the body and reports events to Kahaukani and Kauakuahine; listeners react with consternation and disbelief.
Elepaio sees the abandoned body and carries the report to named recipients.
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