Motif
hidden treasure revealed by animal guide
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE GOBLIN OF ADACHIGAHARA / THE SAGACIOUS MONKEY AND THE BOAR / THE HAPPY HUNTER AND THE SKILLFUL FISHER / THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN WHO MADE WITHERED TREES TO FLOWER; lines 4529-4625 confidence: high
Shiro barks in the field, leads his master by the kimono to a large yenoki tree, and digs there joyfully.
The dog barks, drags his master to the tree, digs, and the man finds buried coins at that spot.
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