Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson R245 — Whale-boat

R245
Thompson motif reference
R
Captives and Fugitives
0
Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

Whale-boat. A man is carried across the water on a whale (fish). (He usually deceives the whale as to the nearness of the land or as to hearing thunder. As a consequence the whale runs into the shore or is killed by lightning.) *Loomis White Magic 91; cf. Aarne FFC XXIII 137; Maori: Dixon 8; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 327 n. 179; Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 256f. Nos. 38, 39, 275 No. 86; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 310 n. 1.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

No ATU tale type in the current concordance points to this Thompson motif.

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