Motif
Disobeyed warning about music draws dangerous animals
disobeyed_warning_about_music_draws_dangerous_animals
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
-
Jamaica Anansi Stories ANIMAL STORIES. / OLD STORIES, CHIEFLY OF SORCERY. / MODERN EUROPEAN STORIES. / DANCE AND SONG.; lines 8458-8673 confidence: high
A mother gives her only boy a flute. After he leaves it at the ground, his father tells him to return for it but not to blow it because he must pass many wild beasts.
The father warns the boy not to blow the flute because of wild beasts; the boy blows it, is discovered, and is forced to play.
read in the book →