Speaking river (brook). (Cf. D1614.4, F930.6, F931.11.)

Motif

Speaking river (brook). (Cf. D1614.4, F930.6, F931.11.)

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Extraordinary occurrences concerning seas or waters. · view the constellation · filed as F932.12

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

YorubaThe Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa, Chapter 12

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

JewishNeuman.

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Filed under Extraordinary occurrences connected with rivers.

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River pursues fugitive River arches over saint's body like a vault. (Cf. F931.9.1, V220.)Stream becomes hot in which saint performs his ascetic devotions Well of oil runs into river River acts as messenger River ceases to flow River boils River rises and overflows Ford across impassable river created by saint River divides into two parts after rape in its bed Firelike waters of river used by strange beings to cook flesh

Travels with

Water chants song. (Cf. D1614.4, F931.12.)Speaking sea. (Cf. D1610, F932.12.)

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