Ancient Wisdom Atlas

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

  • 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.

    read in the book
  • 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