Motif
dangerous container opened from impatience or greed
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A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family, within the sub-family Sealed Containers Releasing Winds and Evils. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales PREFACE / JAPANESE FAIRY TALES / MY LORD BAG OF RICE / THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW; lines 614-726 confidence: medium
The big box is very heavy, and while carrying it home the old woman becomes unable to resist opening it because she expects gold, silver, and jewels.
The old woman opens the big box by the wayside because she cannot resist seeing the expected wealth, and frightening beings emerge.
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