Motif
jealous female relatives falsify childbirth
jealous_female_relatives_falsify_childbirth
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Disputed Maternity, Parentage, and Recognition. 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 11284-11406 confidence: medium
The Sultan finds his cucumber dish stuffed with pearls; the Talking Bird compares this surprise to the Sultan's earlier belief that the Sultana had produced a dog, a cat, and a log of wood instead of children.
The Talking Bird says the Sultana's sisters, jealous of her honor, invented the story that she bore a dog, a cat, and a log of wood instead of children.
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