Motif
Protective formula after a sneeze averts a supernatural predator
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A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Blessings, Healing, and Protective Charms. 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 THE MOUSE AND THE FARMER / THE TALKATIVE TORTOISE / THE MONKEYS AND THE GARDENER / THE GOBLIN AND THE SNEEZE; lines 1130-1199 confidence: high
After serving the King of the Goblins, the goblin is permitted to eat any man who sneezes in the house, unless another person says a blessing and the sneezer replies reciprocally.
The goblin may eat a man who sneezes, but the blessing and reciprocal reply free the sneezer and speaker from danger.
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