Motif
fatal reversal of expected abundance
fatal_reversal_of_expected_abundance
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Pride, Greed, and Hubris. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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ainu
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Aino Folk-Tales INTRODUCTION. / AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES.; lines 1476-1571 confidence: high
Penaumbe, after hearing how Panaumbe became rich, goes to the sea-shore, takes beings into his body, seals his house, releases what turn out to be poisonous insects, and is stung to death.
Penaumbe expects whales, salmon, and fish to fill his house, but the released beings are poisonous insects that kill him.
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