Motif
origin of an animal bodily mark
origin_of_an_animal_bodily_mark
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
khoekhoe (1) · khoisan south african (1)
khoekhoe
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Reynard the Fox in South Africa; or, Hottentot Fables and Tales THE JUDGMENT OF THE BABOON. 85 / BABOON FABLES. / THE BABOON. / THE ZEBRA.; lines 2158-2210 confidence: high
The Stallion becomes angry, takes the Baboon by the shoulders, and presses him upon a hot, flat rock.
The narrative explicitly links the Stallion pressing the Baboon on a hot rock with the Baboon's bald place on his back since that day.
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khoisan south african
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South-African Folk-Tales THE JUDGMENT OF BABOON / LION AND BABOON / FOOTNOTES: / THE ZEBRA STALLION; lines 2403-2433 confidence: high
The Baboon opens his mouth with gum in it, licks milk from the Stallion's tongue, and is pressed by the Stallion onto a hot flat rock; since then the Baboon has a bald place on his back.
The passage explicitly links the Baboon's bald place on his back to the Stallion pressing him onto the hot flat rock.
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