Motif
Borrowed medicine and weapons empower a defender
borrowed_medicine_and_weapons_empower_a_defender
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects 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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Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians TALES OF SUPERNATURAL PATRONS . 152 / HISTORICAL TRADITIONS . / INTRODUCTION. / HERO TALES.; lines 6261-6357 confidence: high
The boy sends two dogs against the man; one is a bear and one is a mountain-lion, and both die after fighting. The boy borrows the woman's medicine, shield, and stone maul, kills the man, and then he and the woman burn the body on a woodpile.
The boy asks the woman for her medicine, shield, and stone maul, then goes out and kills the pursuing man.
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