Motif
Deadly or immobilizing song with plant remedy
deadly_or_immobilizing_song_with_plant_remedy
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
afro caribbean
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Jamaica Anansi Stories MODERN EUROPEAN STORIES. / SONG AND DANCE. / PREFACE. / ANIMAL STORIES.; lines 2091-2201 confidence: medium
Brar Dead gives green bush to his brindle puppy, tells it what to do when people drop dead from his song, follows blood signs at cross-roads, sings, and Anansi has to stop.
Brar Dead tells the puppy to use green bush when people drop dead after his singing, and his song stops Anansi during the pursuit.
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