Motif
community refuses aid for wrongful act
community_refuses_aid_for_wrongful_act
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
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 3004-3116 confidence: high
Wayambeh seizes Oolah and her three children, brings them to his camp, admits stealing her, and his tribe refuses to fight for him.
Wayambeh's people say he had no right to steal Oolah and must bear the consequences alone.
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