Motif
Hidden treasure discovered inside an ordinary container
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A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family, within the sub-family Hidden Treasures in Ordinary Containers. 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 9249-9360 confidence: high
The merchant ignores his wife, opens the vase, finds rotten olives on top, shakes some into a dish, sees gold pieces fall out, and discovers the bottom filled with gold.
The merchant finds gold pieces at the bottom of a vase whose visible contents are olives.
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