Motif
Spirit of victim reveals location of body
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A motif of the Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance family, within the sub-family Vengeance, Crime Revelation, and Posthumous Retribution. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hawaiian
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Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends LAKA'S ADVENTURE / KEKUPUA'S CANOE / AS HEIAU BUILDERS / KAHALAOPUNA, PRINCESS OF MANOA; lines 3195-3289 confidence: high
The murdered girl's spirit appears to passersby; a compassionate young man goes to the indicated tree, removes dirt and roots, and finds the body still warm.
The murdered girl's spirit discloses itself to passersby and indicates the tree where the body is hidden.
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