Motif
child recovered from nonhuman captivity becomes a great hunter
child_recovered_from_nonhuman_captivity_becomes_a_great_hunter
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
inuit
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The Central Eskimo TALES AND TRADITIONS. / ITITAUJANG. / THE EMIGRATION OF THE SAGDLIRMIUT. / KALOPALING.; lines 8804-8869 confidence: medium
The man and his wife hide behind ice near the crack; when the boy emerges, they jump forward before he can give the alarm, cut the rope, and take him to their huts.
After the rope is cut and the boy is brought to the rescuers’ huts, he lives with them and becomes a great hunter.
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