Motif
magical creation of animal helpers from small objects
magical_creation_of_animal_helpers_from_small_objects
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 11136-11308 confidence: high
Kalevatar brings the splinter to Kapo; Kapo rubs hands and knees together, produces a snow-white squirrel, and instructs it to go to Metsola and Tapio's seat, avoid the eagle, and bring fir cones and pine seedlings for beer.
Kapo produces a squirrel from a splinter, a marten from a birch-chip, and a bee from a pod by magical gestures.
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 11136-11308 confidence: high
Kalevatar finds a splinter in the caldron and gives it to Kapo, who magically produces a snow-white squirrel and instructs it to go through the forest realm to bring fir cones and pine seedlings for Osmo's daughter's beer while avoiding the eagle.
Kapo produces a squirrel after receiving a splinter, a marten after receiving a birch-chip, and a bee from a pod.
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