Motif
birds attracted by grain to supply feathers for a construction task
birds_attracted_by_grain_to_supply_feathers_for_a_construction_task
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Jamaica Anansi Stories PREFACE. / ANIMAL STORIES. / OLD STORIES, CHIEFLY OF SORCERY. / MODERN EUROPEAN STORIES.; lines 7014-7102 confidence: high
The Devil Errant orders Jack to shingle a house with dove feathers. The girl brings a barrel of corn, tells Jack to scatter it around the house, and birds come so he can collect feathers.
The daughter tells Jack to scatter corn so birds will come to feed, enabling him to collect feathers and shingle the house with dove feathers.
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