Motif
External life or soul object
external_life_or_soul_object
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature THE MONKEY AND THE CROCODILE / THE KING OF THE DOVES / THE FAIRY AND THE HUNTER / THE STORY OF THE SQUIRREL; lines 10055-10185 confidence: high
The garden is said to have twelve divisions with marvellous things, including an urn containing the breath of life of all ogres and a bow whose string responds when an ogre is in danger.
The breath of life of all ogres is contained in an urn; when the prince breaks the urn, the ogress queen and all ogres die.
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