Motif
separated sisters restored by sky-dwelling sisters
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A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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australian aboriginal
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 1344-1443 confidence: high
Wurrunnah steals two yam sticks; five sisters depart with their sticks, two remain searching, and Wurrunnah places the missing sticks upright before seizing both girls.
Two sisters are separated from five by Wurrunnah’s trick, then the five appear in the sky and draw the two sisters in to live with them.
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