Motif
chain of transferred blame
chain_of_transferred_blame
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. 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 4780-4885 confidence: high
The tailor and wife choose the nearby Jewish doctor as a target for suspicion, send a paid message through the servant, prop the body at the top of the staircase, and run home.
Each household or individual attempts to avoid the consequences of an apparent death by moving the body onward or blaming an imagined thief or killer.
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