Task: building a lodge entirely of bird's feathers in one night

Motif

Task: building a lodge entirely of bird's feathers in one night.

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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.

general S. Am. Indian (Carib): Alexander Lat. Am. 264.

Within the index

Filed under Task: building castle in one night.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Task: in one day feathering a barn, each feather from different bird Task: thatching roof with bird feathers; half blow away while other half are sought. (Cf. F171.6.6.)

Filed beside it

Task: building castle in three days Task: building entire village in one night Task: building a house of iron in one night Task: erecting marriage hall in one night Task: building granary full of grain overnight

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