Motif
Animated vehicle that hears, walks, and must be fed
animated_vehicle_that_hears_walks_and_must_be_fed
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 12815-12931 confidence: high
The sun's sons identify the woman's father's town; she has a child; a grizzly-bear canoe that can hear is loaded with goods and grease, walks away with them, stops when hungry, and is fed grease at its bow.
The grizzly-bear canoe hears, walks with the travelers, stops when hungry, is fed grease, and later runs on the lake.
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