Motif
Beloved dies while the suitor is absent on a hunt
beloved_dies_while_the_suitor_is_absent_on_a_hunt
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing 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 plains
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Traditions of the Arikara FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 8024-8054 confidence: high
While the hunters are away, the woman becomes sick and dies; Rolling-Log returns in the evening to the place where she had lived and waits at the entrance with the sinew.
While Rolling-Log is away with the hunters obtaining sinew for the woman, she becomes sick and dies; Red-Horse confirms she died while he was hunting.
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