Motif
threatened submergence of a kingdom into a lake
threatened_submergence_of_a_kingdom_into_a_lake
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature THE GOLDEN GOOSE / THE POOR MAN / THE STORY OF U-TAIN / THE STORY OF THE RAINBOW; lines 11525-11599 confidence: high
The great crocodile appears to the king in a dream, says he gave the king a precious gem to save his life, accuses him of allowing the soothsayer's spirit to kill him, and threatens to make the kingdom sink into a lake.
The crocodile threatens to cause the king's realm to sink so that dry land becomes a lake.
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