Motif
Quarrelsome companions unified by a leader before battle
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Battle Preparation and Ritual. 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 QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE / MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH; lines 6510-6645 confidence: high
Momotaro says, “The first thing necessary in an army is harmony,” orders the dog, monkey, and pheasant to be friends with one mind, and the pheasant becomes a member of the suite and receives half a cake.
Momotaro explicitly teaches that an army requires harmony, orders the three animals to be friends with one mind, and threatens discharge for further quarrels.
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