Motif
Human child as master and companion of animals
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A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Youthful Champions, Animal Companions, and Social Rise. 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 TONGUE-CUT SPARROW / THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD / THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY; lines 1577-1695 confidence: high
Kintaro grows up alone in the mountain wilds, befriends animals, learns their speech, is treated as master, and has the bear, deer, monkey, and hare as special retainers.
Kintaro learns animal speech, befriends animals, and is treated by them as master, with four named animal retainers.
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