Motif
Killing all game so none warn the herd
killing_all_game_so_none_warn_the_herd
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Predation, Pursuit, and Prey Defenses. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 13084-13161 confidence: medium
Canadian Indians are said to have killed every elk they could overtake in the chase so that none would escape to warn the others.
The note explicitly states that every overtaken elk was killed lest any escape to warn their fellows.
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