Motif
abandoned sleeper on a strange island
abandoned_sleeper_on_a_strange_island
A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 3551-3629 confidence: high
The narrator prepares trade goods, sails a second time with merchants, lands at a place with fruit trees and springs but no houses or people, and falls asleep by a clear brook while companions gather flowers and fruit.
The narrator falls asleep after landing and wakes to find the ship gone and himself alone.
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