Types and Motifs
AT 750A, The Wishes. Told from Finland to Indonesia, this popular tale exemplifies the saying “When God wishes to punish, he answers one's prayers.” In Europe, the god-figure is represented by Christ and/or Peter.
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Preferred Citation: Ramanujan, A. K. A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India. Berkeley London: University of California Press, c1997 1997. http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft067n99wt/
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Types and MotifsAT 750A, The Wishes. Told from Finland to Indonesia, this popular tale exemplifies the saying “When God wishes to punish, he answers one's prayers.” In Europe, the god-figure is represented by Christ and/or Peter. |
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Preferred Citation: Ramanujan, A. K. A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India. Berkeley London: University of California Press, c1997 1997. http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft067n99wt/