Motif
life-token indicating the quester’s fate
life_token_indicating_the_quester_s_fate
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
basque (1) · islamicate folklore (1)
basque
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Basque Legends THE SON WHO HEARD VOICES. / VARIATION OF THE ABOVE. / THE STEP-MOTHER AND THE STEP-DAUGHTER. / THE COBBLER AND HIS THREE DAUGHTERS (BLUE BEARD).; lines 7115-7244 confidence: high
The elder brother takes a horse and money and gives his sister an apple: “If this apple changes I shall be in some trouble, and if it turns rotten I shall be dead.”
The elder brother gives his sister an apple that will change if he is in trouble and rot if he is dead; later it begins to go bad.
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islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 10618-10728 confidence: high
Bahman gives Parizade a knife from his belt and tells her its clean blade means he is alive, while a blood-spotted blade means he is dead.
Bahman gives Parizade a knife whose bright or blood-spotted blade will indicate whether he is alive or dead.
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