Motif
proof token placed at the perilous site
proof_token_placed_at_the_perilous_site
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Recognition Tokens and Identity Signs. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE / MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH / THE OGRE OF RASHOMON; lines 6755-6881 confidence: high
Watanabe buckles on his sword, armor, and helmet; his comrades write their names on paper, which he says he will put on the Gate of Rashomon as proof of his visit.
Watanabe takes a paper signed by his comrades and fastens it to the gate so the others can verify that he went there.
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