Treasure in underground chamber (cavern)

Motif

Treasure in underground chamber (cavern).

Chance and fate. · Lucky accidents. · Treasure trove. · Where treasure is found. · view the constellation · filed as N512

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Scholars’ trail — 11references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Irish myth*Cross
U.S.Baughman
IcelandicBoberg
Missouri FrenchCarrière
Jewish*Neuman
ChineseGraham, Eberhard FFC CXX 39f., 221
JapaneseIkeda
West IndiesFlowers 564.
general *Type 676
general *Winter 23
general *Hartland Science 174, 176, 189

Within the index

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Filed beside it

Treasure in ground Treasure hidden under the water Treasure hidden in religious shrine Treasure at end of rainbow Treasure hidden in building Gold found, concealed in bricks and successfully secured Treasure left in stick. It accidentally falls apart Treasure hidden in pillow under dead man's head Treasure hidden in a stone Treasure found in beggar's hat Treasure found in chest (kettle, cask). (Cf. N511.1.8.)Treasure found in bundle of rags Treasure (money) carried by bird to nest Treasure found in hollow of tree Where treasure is found – miscellaneous

Carried in tale types

The Forty Thieves · ATU 9541 recorded variant

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