Motif
camp-fire transmission of stories to children
camp_fire_transmission_of_stories_to_children
A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
australian aboriginal
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies COLLECTED BY MRS. K. LANGLOH PARKER / WITH INTRODUCTION BY ANDREW LANG, M.A. / CONTENTS / PREFACE; lines 130-227 confidence: medium
The compiler says Mitchellan's coming was the beginning of their end and that legends once told to piccaninnies around camp-fires were later collected for a Christmas booklet for white children.
The preface says the legends were told to piccaninnies around camp-fires and hopes white children will also listen to them.
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