Motif
Innocent victim killed and later regretted
innocent_victim_killed_and_later_regretted
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mistaken Killing and Remorse. 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 931-1034 confidence: high
The parrot tells its master that lightning, thunder, and rain disturbed it all night; because the husband knows there was no storm, he thinks it lied, kills it by throwing it to the ground, and later regrets the act after learning it had spoken truthfully.
The husband kills the parrot after concluding it has lied, then later learns it had spoken truthfully and regrets the killing.
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