Motif
Decoy made from shed skin deceives an attacker
decoy_made_from_shed_skin_deceives_an_attacker
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Zuni Folk Tales THE COYOTE AND THE BEETLE / HOW THE COYOTE DANCED WITH THE BLACKBIRDS / HOW THE TURTLE OUT HUNTING DUPED THE COYOTE / THE COYOTE AND THE LOCUST; lines 7652-7721 confidence: high
Locust decides to trick Coyote, clings to bark, sheds his old skin, selects a clear light quartz stone, places it in the skin, and seals the back with pitch.
The Locust creates a lifelike counterpart from his shed skin and a quartz stone; Coyote mistakes it for the Locust and bites it.
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