Motif
Charm-song draws a desired object from water
charm_song_draws_a_desired_object_from_water
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE / MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH; lines 6236-6369 confidence: high
The old woman remembers an old charm-verse, claps while singing it, and the peach comes nearer until it stops before her.
The old woman sings an old charm-verse with clapping, after which the peach moves close enough for her to take it.
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