Motif
Extraordinary beauty changes light, water, and surroundings
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A motif of the Beauty Paired with Pain and Paradox family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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filipino
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Philippine Folk Tales Philippine Folk Tales / PREFACE / CONTENTS / TINGUIAN; lines 662-777 confidence: high
Aponibolinayen comes down to dance; her beauty makes the sunshine vanish, the river rise into town, and striped fish bite her heels.
Aponibolinayen's appearance makes sunshine vanish, draws the river and fish, beautifies the route, and later makes Kadayadawan's house appear fire-like.
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