Motif
Human introduces meat eating among bird people
human_introduces_meat_eating_among_bird_people
A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american plains
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Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians HISTORICAL TRADITIONS . / INTRODUCTION. / HERO TALES. / TALES OF SUPERNATURAL PATRONS.; lines 8137-8235 confidence: medium
The man stays in the Cranes’ tent, visits bird tents, receives arrows, kills deer, and cranes and other birds begin eating meat with him; the land is described as without winter and full of cherries and plums.
The man kills deer; cranes and other birds eat with him, and the passage states that thereafter the Cranes and many birds ate meat.
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