Motif
Cannibal monster besieges a cave refuge
cannibal_monster_besieges_a_cave_refuge
A motif of the Threshold Guardian family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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zuni
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Zuni Folk Tales HOW THE RATTLESNAKES CAME TO BE WHAT THEY ARE / HOW THE CORN-PESTS WERE ENSNARED / JACK-RABBIT AND COTTONTAIL / THE RABBIT HUNTRESS AND HER ADVENTURES; lines 8810-8899 confidence: high
The monster repeatedly demands rabbits and then deerskin overshoes, moccasins, belt, mantle, blanket, and overdress; the maiden throws them, and he devours them.
A cannibal Demon devours the maiden’s rabbits and clothing, becomes too swollen to enter the cave, and breaks the cave entrance to reach her.
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