Clam test. Hero is sent to capture a giant clam, so that he can be killed

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Clam test. Hero is sent to capture a giant clam, so that he can be killed.

Tests. · Other tests. · Tests of endurance and power of survival. · Tests of power to survive. · view the constellation · filed as H1521

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““I am sure I saw it before you,” said the first speaker again, “and, therefore, it is mine.” “Well, you may have the box, but its contents shall belong to me,” replied the other. They picked up the box, and began to carry it, but finding it somewhat heavy and being anxious to know what it con- tained, they stopped to untie it. “If there are many things in there, I shall have some of them,”’ said the first speaker, who rued her bargain.”

— Tales of the North American Indians, Tale 40 · served from our shelf receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

Attested across traditions

North American IndigenousTales of the North American Indians, Tale 40 receipt

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.

N. Am. Indian*Thompson Tales 313 n. 130.

Within the index

Filed under Tests of power to survive. Vain attempts to kill hero.

Filed beside it

Heat test. Attempt to kill hero by burning him in fire Cold test. Attempt to freeze hero to death Poisoned food test. Attempt to kill hero by feeding him poisoned food Poisoned clothing test. Attempt to kill hero by poisoning clothing Test: bite of poisonous snake Killing trees threaten hero Clashing rocks test: hero to pass between them Spine test. Attempt to kill hero by throwing him on sharp spine or spike Wedge test. Hero is caught in cleft of tree Hanging test. Unavailing attempt to kill hero by hanging Plank test. Attempt to kill hero by letting plank fall on him Precipice test. Hero is pushed over a precipice Toboggan test. Attempt to kill hero on dangerous toboggan Test: playing game with ferocious beast Drowning test. Unavailing attempt to drown hero

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Transformation by putting on skin. By putting on the skin, feathers, etc. of an animal, a person is transformed to that animal Transformation by eating or drinking Wedge test. Hero is caught in cleft of tree Disguise as girl to avoid execution Cruel uncle Exposure in boat. A person (usually woman or child) set adrift in a boat (chest, basket, cask)

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