Motif
Destruction of life-bearing tree causes death
destruction_of_life_bearing_tree_causes_death
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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egyptian
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The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians THE STORY OF SANEHAT / THE STORY OF THE EDUCATED PEASANT KHUENANPU / CHAPTER XI / FAIRY TALES; lines 6886-6957 confidence: high
When Pharaoh asks about her husband, the young woman asks for the Acacia to be cut down and destroyed; men and bowmen cut the flower on which Bata's heart is, and Bata falls dead.
The cutting of the Acacia's flower, which holds Bata's heart, causes Bata to fall dead at the same moment.
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