Motif
Betrayed trust in an entrusted container
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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.
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1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 9362-9470 confidence: high
The merchant says Ali Cogia had the shop key, denies laying a finger on the vase, and says he knew only of olives, not gold; Ali warns he may resort to the law.
The passage centers on a vase entrusted to the merchant and the dispute over hidden gold allegedly removed from it.
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