Motif
Betrayal during sea travel followed by supernatural rescue
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A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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afro caribbean
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Jamaica Anansi Stories PREFACE. / ANIMAL STORIES. / OLD STORIES, CHIEFLY OF SORCERY. / MODERN EUROPEAN STORIES.; lines 7739-7842 confidence: high
Jack escapes with the girl by vessel; a jealous man throws him overboard, another boy gives him a board, and three pelicans feed and carry him to town. The narrator identifies them as the three dead men Jack buried.
A jealous man throws Jack overboard from the vessel, but a board and pelican helpers enable his survival and arrival in town.
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