Motif
jealous kin attempt poisoning of an elevated youth
jealous_kin_attempt_poisoning_of_an_elevated_youth
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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persian
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The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan THE GULISTAN / SA'DI / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I; lines 335-432 confidence: high
The king embraces the youth and declares him heir-apparent; the brothers poison his food, the sister closes a shutter as a sign, and the youth withdraws his hand from the dish.
After the youth is declared heir-apparent, his brothers bear him a grudge and put poison into his food; his sister's sign prevents him from eating.
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