Saint Passaway (Seychellois Creole: Sen Disparet) is a Seychellois folktale that deals with the marriage between a human maiden and a bridegroom of supernatural origin; she betrays his trust, and has to search for him. The tale is related to the international cycle of the Animal as Bridegroom or The Search for the Lost Husband, in that a human princess marries a supernatural or enchanted husband in animal form, breaks his trust and he disappears, having to search for him.
Saint Passaway (Seychellois Creole: Sen Disparet) is a Seychellois folktale that deals with the marriage between a human maiden and a bridegroom of supernatural origin; she betrays his trust, and has to search for him. The tale is related to the international cycle of the Animal as Bridegroom or The Search for the Lost Husband, in that a human princess marries a supernatural or enchanted husband in animal form, breaks his trust and he disappears, having to search for him.
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