Motif
bird omens of wealth, disease, and fire
bird_omens_of_wealth_disease_and_fire
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Animal, Bodily, and Environmental Omens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
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Aino Folk-Tales I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES. / V.--SCRAPS OF FOLK-LORE.; lines 2201-2329 confidence: high
Male and female cuckoos live in the sky, descend in spring to build white bottle-shaped nests, and are associated with prosperity, disease, or house fire depending on human possession of the nest or the bird's contact with the house.
Cuckoo nests and cuckoo visits to the house, as well as the youngest owl's rain, are associated with prosperity or misfortune.
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