Motif
Army transported across water by newly made boats
army_transported_across_water_by_newly_made_boats
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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japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales MY LORD BAG OF RICE / THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW / THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD / THE FARMER AND THE BADGER; lines 1525-1574 confidence: high
Kotei reflects on a leaf carrying a spider across the river, invents the first boat, and has enough boats made for the whole army.
Kotei has boats made for the whole army and uses them to cross the river before attacking Shiyu’s headquarters.
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