Motif
rescuer threatened by the one he frees
rescuer_threatened_by_the_one_he_frees
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family, within the sub-family Sealed Containers of Beings and Dangerous Contents. 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 806-929 confidence: high
The fisherman asks the genius's history; the genius speaks haughtily, threatens to kill him, and says the only favor is that the fisherman may choose the manner of death.
The fisherman frees the genius, but the genius says he will kill him and only permits him to choose the manner of death.
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