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Compare it to Danish literary fairy tale ''The Flying Trunk''.
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* GodGuise: In some variants of the tale, the protagonist rides the flying horse to the princess's tower and introduces himself as a deity or other supernatural being.
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A Persian prince is given a mechanical horse by a Hindu craftsman as a present. The prince is delight at the prospect of the flying machine and climbs it for a test drive. He manipulates the buttons on the horse's neck and flies away from his kingdom.

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A Persian prince is given a mechanical horse by a Hindu craftsman as a present. The prince is delight delighted at the prospect of the flying machine and climbs it for a test drive. He manipulates the buttons on the horse's neck and flies away from his kingdom.
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Although the tale was provided to Antoine Galland in the early 18th century by Syrian teller Hanna Diyab, its elements can be traced back to an Indian version contained in the ''Literature/Panchatantra''.

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Although the tale was provided to Antoine Galland in the early 18th century by Syrian teller Hanna Diyab, its elements can be traced back to an Indian version contained in the ''Literature/Panchatantra''.
''Panchatantra''.
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Although the tale was provided to Antoine Galland in the early 18th century by Syrian teller Hanna Diyab, its elements can be traced back to an Indian version contained in the "Literature/Panchatantra".

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Although the tale was provided to Antoine Galland in the early 18th century by Syrian teller Hanna Diyab, its elements can be traced back to an Indian version contained in the "Literature/Panchatantra".
''Literature/Panchatantra''.
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A Persian prince is given a mechanical horse by a Hindu craftsman as a present. The prince is delight at the prospect of the flying machine and climbs it for a test drive. He manipulates the buttons on the horse's neck and flies away from his kingdom.

Although the tale was provided to Antoine Galland in the early 18th century by Syrian teller Hanna Diyab, its elements can be traced back to an Indian version contained in the "Literature/Panchatantra".
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* PublicExecution: The king tries to execute the foreign prince for "defiling" his daughter (either by impregnating her, or sleeping in her room, at night).

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* PublicExecution: The king tries to execute the foreign prince for "defiling" his daughter (either by impregnating her, or sleeping in her room, at night).night).
* UltimateBlacksmith: in some variants of the story, a carpenter and a blacksmith compete against each other and try to prove to the king they are masters of their craft. The carpenter creates the flying horse, while the blacksmith fashions a life-like mechanical fish that plays in the water.
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It is a carpenter that competes with a metalsmith.


* CoolHorse: The titular Ebony Horse is a mechanical creation by a metalsmith that allows the prince to fly.

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* CoolHorse: The titular Ebony Horse is a mechanical creation by a metalsmith carpenter that allows the prince to fly.

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* CoolHorse: the titular Ebony Horse is a mechanical creation by a metalsmith that allows the prince to fly.
* MechanicalHorse: the tale contains one of the earliest appearances of an artificial/mechanical horse in fiction.

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* CoolHorse: the The titular Ebony Horse is a mechanical creation by a metalsmith that allows the prince to fly.
* GirlInTheTower: In many variants of the tale, the prince learns that a beautiful princess is locked in a tall tower, and reaches her on the mechanical horse.
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MechanicalHorse: the The tale contains one of the earliest appearances of an artificial/mechanical horse in fiction.fiction.
* PublicExecution: The king tries to execute the foreign prince for "defiling" his daughter (either by impregnating her, or sleeping in her room, at night).
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* CoolHorse: the titular Ebony Horse is a mechanical creation by a metalsmith that allows the prince to fly.

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* CoolHorse: the titular Ebony Horse is a mechanical creation by a metalsmith that allows the prince to fly.fly.
* MechanicalHorse: the tale contains one of the earliest appearances of an artificial/mechanical horse in fiction.
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''The Ebony Horse'' (in other translations, ''The Magic Horse'' or ''The Enchanted Horse'') is a folk tale often associated with the ''Literature/ArabianNights''.

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''The Ebony Horse'' (in other translations, ''The Magic Horse'' or ''The Enchanted Horse'') is a folk tale often associated with the ''Literature/ArabianNights''.''Literature/ArabianNights''.

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* CoolHorse: the titular Ebony Horse is a mechanical creation by a metalsmith that allows the prince to fly.
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''The Ebony Horse'' (in other translations, ''The Magic Horse'' or ''The Enchanted Horse'') is a folk tale often associated with the ''Literature/ArabianNights''.

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