Motif
Three skilled brothers jointly rescue a parent
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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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Jamaica Anansi Stories PREFACE. / ANIMAL STORIES. / OLD STORIES, CHIEFLY OF SORCERY. / MODERN EUROPEAN STORIES.; lines 7953-8066 confidence: high
In 'The Skilful Brothers,' Look-up-in-de-sky sees an eagle carrying their mother, Fling-me-stick knocks her from the eagle’s mouth, Brer Buck catches her, and the thirty pounds are divided equally.
One brother sees the abduction, one strikes the eagle, and one catches the mother; the narrative treats all three acts as necessary.
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