Motif
children hidden inside a tree dwelling
children_hidden_inside_a_tree_dwelling
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family, within the sub-family Tree Refuges, Recovery, and Preservation. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
indigenous australian
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 657-748 confidence: medium
Gooloo feeds the children durrie, honey, and bumbles, then hurries them to her real home in a hollow tree, thrusts them inside, follows them, and secures the place.
Gooloo's real home is built in a hollow tree, and she thrusts the children into it and secures it.
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