Motif
Accused avenger explains stolen goods before a judge
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A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 5265-5370 confidence: high
Alnaschar gathers ten men and returns to find the door open and the gold chamber empty; the lady has used the time to take the gold, so he removes the furniture.
After removing furniture from the emptied criminal house, Alnaschar is arrested as a thief and recounts his adventures before the judge.
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