Motif
Tree refuge from a monster
tree_refuge_from_a_monster
A motif of the The Hero's Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 3824-3922 confidence: high
The narrator and remaining companion climb a tall tree; at night the snake rears up against it, finds the sleeping companion below the narrator, and swallows him.
The narrator and one companion climb a tall tree to escape the snake, though the snake still reaches the lower companion.
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 3824-3922 confidence: medium
On the island the men find fruit; an immense snake seizes, crushes, and swallows one companion, and later rises against the tree and swallows the sleeping companion below the narrator.
Sindbad and a companion climb a tall tree to escape the snake, though the snake later reaches the lower companion.
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