Motif
social behavior of a species explained by punishment
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A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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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 1966-2090 confidence: high
Goolahwilleel's mother and sisters reject the gum kangaroo deception, beat him, forbid him to go out alone again, and the passage states that Goolahwilleels thereafter go in flocks seeking food.
After Goolahwilleel is beaten for deception and told he will not go out alone again, the passage says Goolahwilleels thereafter go in flocks.
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