Motif
child disappears into water after following an animal
child_disappears_into_water_after_following_an_animal
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 16865-16997 confidence: medium
The boy returns to pull in a sea gull; when it swims away, he wades out, falls into a hole, and is not seen again.
The boy follows a sea gull that swims away, wades out, falls into a hole, and is not seen again.
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