Motif
magical flight by wish-granting object
magical_flight_by_wish_granting_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
buddhist
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The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India THE GIANT CRAB / THE HYPOCRITICAL CAT / THE CROCODILE AND THE MONKEY / THE AXE, THE DRUM, THE BOWL, AND THE DIAMOND; lines 413-505 confidence: high
The man reasons that since the pig flew there, he can fly away; holding the diamond, he wishes to fly to the nearest land and is carried over the sea to a sandy beach.
Holding the diamond, the young man wishes to fly to the nearest land and is carried through the air over the sea.
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