Motif
Dead mother returns for her child and belongings
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A motif of the Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance family, within the sub-family Returning Kin and Continuing Domestic Bonds. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Jamaica Anansi Stories SONG AND DANCE. / PREFACE. / ANIMAL STORIES. / OLD STORIES, CHIEFLY OF SORCERY.; lines 4550-4695 confidence: high
A little dog named Doggie sees the dead woman come; she calls for her baby, water, bowl, comb, clothes, and related items, and Doggie replies to her as Miss Grace, my fair lady.
The dead Miss Grace comes at night and asks Doggie for her baby and domestic items such as water, bowl, comb, and clothes.
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