Motif
recognition token exchanged while one beloved sleeps
recognition_token_exchanged_while_one_beloved_sleeps
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family, within the sub-family Material Tokens, Rings, and Talismans. 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 5815-5937 confidence: high
Maimoune transforms into a gnat, stings Camaralzaman's throat, and wakes him; he sees the Princess of China, admires her, and kisses her while enchantment keeps her asleep.
Camaralzaman takes the princess's ring as a remembrance and replaces it with one of his own while she remains asleep.
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