Motif
Cannibal predator in elevated tree dwelling defeated by hidden fire
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A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Hidden, Contained, and Animal-Borne Fire. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
indigenous australian
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 1741-1837 confidence: high
Mullyan the eagle hawk is a cannibal who lives apart, kills lone hunters with a large spear, and brings their bodies to a yaraan-tree house where Moodai and Buttergab cook them and the women eat with him.
A cannibal eagle hawk kills people and brings them to a tree-house; skilled climbers hide a smouldering stick there, causing the fire that kills him and his companions.
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