Motif
beasts learn human superiority through weaponry
beasts_learn_human_superiority_through_weaponry
A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family, within the sub-family Weaponry and Human Superiority over Animals. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Jamaica Anansi Stories MODERN EUROPEAN STORIES. / SONG AND DANCE. / PREFACE. / ANIMAL STORIES.; lines 3479-3661 confidence: high
In “Man is Stronger,” Lion and Tiger discuss strength; Lion says there is a little something called Man that is stronger, and Tiger goes to find Man.
Lion warns that Man is stronger than Lion and Tiger; Tiger's encounter with the hunter's gun confirms the warning and ends in Tiger's death.
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