Motif
distant token reveals a loved one's disaster
distant_token_reveals_a_loved_one_s_disaster
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Life-Tokens Signaling an Absent Person's Fate. 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 10730-10836 confidence: high
Perviz and his sister anxiously consult the magic knife; when Bahman and his horse are changed into black stones, large drops of blood appear on the blade.
A magic knife watched by Bahman's siblings remains bright until blood appears when Bahman and his horse are transformed.
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