Motif
greed escalating after acquisition of wealth
greed_escalating_after_acquisition_of_wealth
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Pride, Greed, and Hubris. 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 8605-8711 confidence: high
The narrator says envy fills him; he runs after the dervish and argues that a dervish does not need so many riches or camels, leading the dervish to give him ten camels.
The narrator receives treasure and camels but continues returning for more until all the dervish's camels are in his hands, then asks for the ointment.
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