Motif
Abandonment under mortal danger
abandonment_under_mortal_danger
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF THE THOROUGHBRED. / END OF THE STORY OF THE FORD. / END OF THE STORY ON CONSTANCY. / END OF THE STORY OF THE BULL WHO WON THE BET.; lines 12480-12610 confidence: medium
The place is burned by jungle fire year after year; a roaring fire arrives, birds flee shrieking, and the Bodisat’s parents flee in fear of death.
The quail’s parents flee in fear of death, leaving the helpless Bodisat alone as the fire approaches.
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