Motif
enchanted hunting weapon provides food
enchanted_hunting_weapon_provides_food
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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native american northeast woodlands
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Seneca Fiction, Legends, and Myths BBWITTJ / CURTIN / HSWITTJ / HI WITT J; lines 25420-25515 confidence: high
The arrow exits and returns through the smoke-hole with fresh blood; a deer is found, prepared, eaten, and the old woman thanks the Master of Life for venison.
The arrow independently goes out, kills game, returns marked with blood, and repeatedly supplies the household with meat.
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