Motif
fire ordeal survived by resourceful hero
fire_ordeal_survived_by_resourceful_hero
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Survival, Environmental, and Endurance Ordeals. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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japanese
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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 Yamato Take to a high-grass plain as a trap; fire breaks out around him on all sides, and the prince realizes the hunt was a trick intended to lure him like a wild beast.
Yamato Take is surrounded by fire, uses the flints and sword to defend himself, and escapes unharmed.
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