Motif
dawn interruption as cliff-hanger reprieve
dawn_interruption_as_cliff_hanger_reprieve
A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power 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 319-445 confidence: high
Scheherazade stops at daybreak because the Sultan rises early for council; Dinarzade praises the tale, Scheherazade says the rest depends on another day's life, and Schahriar decides to wait until hearing the end.
Scheherazade stops at daybreak, then frames the unfinished remainder as available if the Sultan allows her to live another day.
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