Motif
blood-activated clay image
blood_activated_clay_image
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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estonian
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The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country SLYBOOTS. / THE GOLD-SPINNERS. / SECTION II / THE WOOD OF TONTLA.; lines 6416-6505 confidence: high
The old man returns with clay and a basket, molds a hollow doll, puts three salt herrings and bread inside, makes a hole in the breast, and forces a yard-long black snake through it.
The old man creates a clay doll, and after Elsie's blood is taken with a gold needle, the needle is put into the doll's heart and the doll grows overnight.
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