Motif
Child taken by wood spirits and recovered in a tree
child_taken_by_wood_spirits_and_recovered_in_a_tree
A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 1685-1753 confidence: medium
The Pádams of Assam believe a lost child has been stolen by wood spirits; they cut down trees until the spirits, fearing loss of lodging, return the child, who is found in a tree fork.
The Pádams believe a lost child has been stolen by wood spirits; after trees are cut to pressure the spirits, the child is found in a fork of a tree.
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