Motif
bad temper causes permanent animal trait
bad_temper_causes_permanent_animal_trait
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
inuit
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Eskimo Folk-Tales THE INSECTS THAT WOOED A WIFELESS MAN / THE VERY OBSTINATE MAN / THE DWARFS / THE RAVEN AND THE GOOSE; lines 2541-2561 confidence: medium
The narrator asks why the raven is dull black and says it is because of the raven's own obstinacy.
The raven's obstinacy and angry rejection of the pattern lead to the goose splashing it black all over.
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