Motif
children trapped inside closing rocks
children_trapped_inside_closing_rocks
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container 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 ORIGIN OF THE ADLET AND OF THE QADLUNAIT. / THE GREAT FLOOD. / THE BEAR STORY. / SUNDRY TALES.; lines 9687-9782 confidence: high
Two girls carrying infants enter a cliff opening near Aivillik; it closes on them, rescue fails, meat and water are passed briefly, and the children perish.
The tale centers on girls and infants entering a rock opening that closes and cannot be reopened in time to save them.
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