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Motif

Light extinguished and woman stolen. (Cf. R10.1.)

Captives and fugitives. · Captivity. · Abduction. · view the constellation · filed as R31

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“It was quite strange to them, but they thought it might be good food. When the woman had finished her work, she went to the edge of the water to wash her hands. As soon as she put her hands into the water, something seized them and pulled her underneath the sea. She had been taken by the Killer-Whales, who had come to have revenge on the man for killing their friend. The man fcllowed the trail of his wife and her captors under the sea.”

Tales of the North American Indians, Tale 62 · served from our shelf  receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

Attested across traditions
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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • N. Am. Indian*Thompson Tales 343 n. 237.
Within the index

Filed under Abduction.

Filed beside it
Princess (maiden) abducted. (Cf. R11.1, R12.1, R13.1, R16.1, R17.1, R25.1, R31.)Pretended abduction. Adulterous wife plots own abduction by paramourChildren abductedHero abducted by witch who loves himAbduction by monster (ogre). (Cf. G440.)Abduction by piratesAbduction by animalDeity (demigod) abducts personAbduction by transformed personAbduction by whirlwind. (Cf. D1520.28.)Abduction by rejected suitorAbduction by giving soporificAbduction with aid of magic mask which renders invisible. (Cf. D1361.32.)Abductor in disguise. (Cf. K1310.)Abduction through underground passageAbduction by stealing clothes of bathers
Travels with
Princess (maiden) abducted. (Cf. R11.1, R12.1, R13.1, R16.1, R17.1, R25.1, R31.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Kingdom of fishesAnimals carry menJourney to earthly paradise. Land of happiness. (Cf. F132.1.)Princess (maiden) abducted by monster (ogre). (Cf. R10.1.)

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