Motif
miraculous food-producing household object
miraculous_food_producing_household_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.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE GOBLIN OF ADACHIGAHARA / THE SAGACIOUS MONKEY AND THE BOAR / THE HAPPY HUNTER AND THE SKILLFUL FISHER / THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN WHO MADE WITHERED TREES TO FLOWER; lines 4627-4745 confidence: high
The neighbor consents to give the tree; Shiro’s master cuts it down, carries it home, and makes a mortar from the trunk.
The mortar made from the burial tree causes rice to increase and supplies cakes continuously to the old couple.
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE GOBLIN OF ADACHIGAHARA / THE SAGACIOUS MONKEY AND THE BOAR / THE HAPPY HUNTER AND THE SKILLFUL FISHER / THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN WHO MADE WITHERED TREES TO FLOWER; lines 4627-4745 confidence: high
The neighbor gives the tree to Shiro’s master, who cuts it down, carries it home, and makes a mortar from the trunk.
The mortar made from Shiro’s burial tree causes rice to increase and produces cakes continuously for the old couple.
read in the book →