Motif
Loss of effortless game and beginning of difficult hunting
loss_of_effortless_game_and_beginning_of_difficult_hunting
A motif of the World Ages and Cosmic Decline family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southeast
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Myths of the Cherokee III--NOTES TO THE HISTORICAL SKETCH / SYNONYMS / IV--STORIES AND STORY TELLERS / V--THE MYTHS; lines 11609-11695 confidence: high
After removing the vermin, Kana'ti tells the boys that they once had food without work, but because they let out the animals they must now hunt through the woods for deer and may not find one.
Kana'ti says the boys had plenty to eat without work before, but after releasing the animals they must hunt through the woods and may not find deer.
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