Motif
rescue from flood or storm on floating refuge
rescue_from_flood_or_storm_on_floating_refuge
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family, within the sub-family Arks, Floating Refuges, Islands, and Tree Refuges. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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buddhist
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More Jataka Tales THE LION IN BAD COMPANY / XVIII / THE WISE GOAT AND THE WOLF / PRINCE WICKED AND THE GRATEFUL ANIMALS; lines 1381-1518 confidence: medium
A great dark storm arises while the prince is swimming, and the servants leave him alone in the river, thinking he may drown.
A storm darkens the river, the prince and animals are carried or forced into the water, and they survive together on a log until rescued.
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