Motif
Campfire meal followed by song and storytelling
campfire_meal_followed_by_song_and_storytelling
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.
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shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature PINEAPPLES FOR SALE. / OXEN CARRYING GREAT BELLS. / THE COMING RAINS. / IN THE JUNGLE.; lines 7327-7391 confidence: medium
Caravans carry gongs; during jungle travel at dawn, dusk, or moonlit night there is “a steady beating of gongs” to keep away wild beasts or evil spirits; after fires and the evening meal, men sing and tell stories.
After fires are lighted and the meal eaten, the men sing and tell stories far into the night.
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