Motif
clever spouse devises rescue ruse
clever_spouse_devises_rescue_ruse
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
khoisan south african
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South-African Folk-Tales ORIGIN OF THE DIFFERENCE IN MODES OF LIFE BETWEEN HOTTENTOTS AND BUSHMEN / THE LOST MESSAGE / THE MONKEY'S FIDDLE / THE TIGER, THE RAM, AND THE JACKAL; lines 499-544 confidence: high
Tiger and Jackal approach over a hill; Ram sees them, goes to his wife, and says he fears it is their last day.
Ram’s wife supplies the plan that enables Ram to face Tiger and Jackal without fighting.
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