Motif
fruit leads ruler to hidden tree and animal encounter
fruit_leads_ruler_to_hidden_tree_and_animal_encounter
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Knowledge Through Animals and Nature. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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buddhist
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More Jataka Tales THE RED-BUD TREE / THE WOODPECKER AND THE LION / THE OTTERS AND THE WOLF / HOW THE MONKEY SAVED HIS TROOP; lines 773-865 confidence: medium
A mango-tree grows on the bank of a great river, and its fruit falls both into the river and onto the ground.
A mango carried downriver leads the king upstream to the tree where the monkey troop is later encountered.
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