Motif
mixed parentage marked by inherited trait
mixed_parentage_marked_by_inherited_trait
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family, within the sub-family Bodily Marks, Scars, and Sensory Signs. 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 SPEND A POUND TO WIN A PENNY / THE CUNNING CRANE AND THE CRAB / UNION IS STRENGTH / SILENCE IS GOLDEN; lines 1843-1879 confidence: high
A lion mates with a she-jackal and they have a cub who looks like a lion in form and color but takes after his mother in voice; while silent, he would be taken for a lion.
The cub inherits lion-like external traits from his father but a jackal-like voice from his mother, and the inherited voice becomes socially consequential.
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