The constellation
S247 Daughter unwittingly promised to dog rescuer. (Cf. B620.1.) Without knowing that a dog has rescued her, the father offers her in marriage to her rescuer
A constellation is one motif’s neighborhood in the record — the story-shapes filed around it, the tale types that carry it, and the texts where it is witnessed, every line a receipted link. Click a motif to travel. Click a text to read it. The entry · wander
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The same sky, in words
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keeps company
- Husband and wife kill themselves so as not to be separated · T211.3 entry
- Lecherous brother. Wants to seduce (marry) his sister · T415.1 entry
- Misshapen child from brother-sister incest. (Cf. T415.) · T550.3 entry
- Princess offered as prize to rescuer · T68.1 entry
- Dog worship · V1.8.3 entry
- Casting of image of Buddha delayed until a maniac's mite is thrown into the furnace · V125 entry
- City-gods · A412 entry
- Creation of the universe · A600 entry
- Wild man as king of animals · B240.3 entry
- Unusual animal as riding-horse · B557 entry
cross-ref
- Daughter promised to animal suitor · B620.1 entry
Thompson cites
- Myths & Legends of China · Chapter XVI