Motif
Encircling fire ordeal and escape through gifted implements
encircling_fire_ordeal_and_escape_through_gifted_implements
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
japanese
-
Japanese Fairy Tales THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY / THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE; lines 5926-6019 confidence: high
The governor leads the Prince to a high-grass plain; flames and smoke appear in front, behind, left, and right, leaving the Prince surrounded by fire.
The Prince is surrounded by a deliberately set fire and survives by using the flints and sword given by his aunt, followed by a change of wind.
read in the book →