Motif
protective bark shelter before a flood
protective_bark_shelter_before_a_flood
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
indigenous australian
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 1839-1964 confidence: high
Bahloo makes a bark dardurr; rain falls in torrents until the whole country is flooded, Mooregoo drowns, his weapons drift apart, and his rugs rot.
Bahloo makes a bark dardurr and is safely housed in it when heavy rain comes and the country floods.
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