Motif
Secret voice opens and closes rock
secret_voice_opens_and_closes_rock
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
zulu
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Nursery Tales, Traditions, and Histories of the Zulus, in Their Own Words PREFACE. / H. C. / VOL. I. / INTRODUCTION TO THE ZULU NURSERY TALES.; lines 655-741 confidence: high
“There are two Tales in which a Magical Tree is introduced; and there is the Rock of Two-holes, which opens and closes at the voice of those who know the secret”
The Rock of Two-holes opens and closes at the voice of those who know the secret.
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