Motif
Child identifies mysterious monster and gains royal reward
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A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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afro caribbean
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Jamaica Anansi Stories SONG AND DANCE. / PREFACE. / ANIMAL STORIES. / OLD STORIES, CHIEFLY OF SORCERY.; lines 4550-4695 confidence: high
The king offers three hundred pounds for identifying Asoonah; a little boy holds it up, says it is Asoonah skin, frightens the people, and receives money, clothes, and work.
The king cannot identify Asoonah and offers money; a little boy names it, causing fear, and is rewarded with money, clothes, and work.
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