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Grateful dead (or grateful ghost) is both a motif and a group of related folktales present in many cultures throughout the world. The most common story involves a traveler who encounters a corpse of someone who never received a proper burial, typically stemming from an unpaid debt. The traveler then either pays off the dead person's debt or pays for burial. The traveler is later rewarded or has their life saved by a person or animal who is actually the soul of the dead person; the grateful dead is a form of the donor.The grateful dead spirit may take many different physical forms including that of a guardian angel, animal, or fellow traveler. The traveler's encounter with the deceased comes near the end of the traveler's journey.

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  • Grateful dead (or grateful ghost) is both a motif and a group of related folktales present in many cultures throughout the world. The most common story involves a traveler who encounters a corpse of someone who never received a proper burial, typically stemming from an unpaid debt. The traveler then either pays off the dead person's debt or pays for burial. The traveler is later rewarded or has their life saved by a person or animal who is actually the soul of the dead person; the grateful dead is a form of the donor.The grateful dead spirit may take many different physical forms including that of a guardian angel, animal, or fellow traveler. The traveler's encounter with the deceased comes near the end of the traveler's journey. (en)
  • 恩に報いる死者 (英語: grateful dead)とは、死者を弔ってやった旅人が後から恩返しを受けるという、国際的に見られる民話のモチーフの一つ。恩に報いる死者という日本語訳は『国際昔話話形カタログ』によるもので、この他に死者の報恩(『民間説話 世界の昔話とその分類』)などの訳がある。 (ja)
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  • Grateful dead (or grateful ghost) is both a motif and a group of related folktales present in many cultures throughout the world. The most common story involves a traveler who encounters a corpse of someone who never received a proper burial, typically stemming from an unpaid debt. The traveler then either pays off the dead person's debt or pays for burial. The traveler is later rewarded or has their life saved by a person or animal who is actually the soul of the dead person; the grateful dead is a form of the donor.The grateful dead spirit may take many different physical forms including that of a guardian angel, animal, or fellow traveler. The traveler's encounter with the deceased comes near the end of the traveler's journey. (en)
  • 恩に報いる死者 (英語: grateful dead)とは、死者を弔ってやった旅人が後から恩返しを受けるという、国際的に見られる民話のモチーフの一つ。恩に報いる死者という日本語訳は『国際昔話話形カタログ』によるもので、この他に死者の報恩(『民間説話 世界の昔話とその分類』)などの訳がある。 (ja)
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  • Grateful dead (folklore) (en)
  • 恩に報いる死者 (ja)
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