Motif
journey to obtain fire for a communal feast
journey_to_obtain_fire_for_a_communal_feast
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.
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melanesian
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The Melanesians of British New Guinea NOTE ON POKAO. / CHAPTER XXXIII / I. THE BIRTH OF THE SUN. / II. TUISUHEAIA THE RED EEL.; lines 23990-24117 confidence: high
The cock at Diriuna must provide a return feast; other birds refuse to get fire, so he travels to Porotona, receives a firestick from a girl, and invites her to the feast.
The cock travels through villages to find fire for cooking the return feast and receives a firestick at Porotona.
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