Motif
irreplaceable lost object
irreplaceable_lost_object
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. 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 BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILD / THE GOBLIN OF ADACHIGAHARA / THE SAGACIOUS MONKEY AND THE BOAR / THE HAPPY HUNTER AND THE SKILLFUL FISHER; lines 3899-4008 confidence: high
The Happy Hunter searches unsuccessfully, then breaks his beloved sword into pieces, makes five hundred hooks, and offers them to his brother, who refuses.
The Skillful Fisher refuses hundreds of replacement hooks and demands the return of the original hook.
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