Motif
hidden treasure search with unexpected reward
hidden_treasure_search_with_unexpected_reward
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Hidden Treasures and Their Recovery. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE BOASTING TRAVELLER / THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHER / THE ASS AND HIS SHADOW / THE FARMER AND HIS SONS; lines 1786-1797 confidence: high
A farmer near death calls his sons and says that a hidden treasure lies in his vineyard, instructing them to dig for it.
The sons search for buried treasure and find none, but the act of searching produces a valuable crop.
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