Motif
magical objects used in successive trials
magical_objects_used_in_successive_trials
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Rescue Quests and Passage Through Hostile Obstacles. 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 610-704 confidence: high
The young man eats from his wishing-bowl, walks through the forest, hears a loud drum-like noise, and sees frightened elephants, lions, tigers, wolves, and other animals flee across a glade.
The young man repeatedly uses magical objects: a bowl for food and water, a drum for flight and army-summoning, and an axe for beheading enemies.
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