Motif
weapon substitution disables opponent
weapon_substitution_disables_opponent
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Hidden Entry, Concealed Warriors, and Substitution. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY / THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE; lines 5813-5924 confidence: high
On the way back through Idum, Yamato Take meets the outlaw Idzumo Takeru, feigns friendship under an assumed name, and prepares a jammed wooden sword.
Yamato Take replaces Idzumo Takeru's sword with a jammed wooden sword, leaving the outlaw unable to fight.
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