Motif
Hidden youth in an underground refuge
hidden_youth_in_an_underground_refuge
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Concealment, Abduction, and Escape. 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 2937-3041 confidence: high
Sailors and ten slaves land on the island, uncover a trapdoor-like entrance, bring furniture and provisions, lead the boy below with an old man, then leave without the boy and cover the entrance with earth.
The father has the boy placed in a furnished chamber below a trapdoor and stone entrance, with provisions, to keep him safe through the predicted danger period.
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