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In Ali Baba, the villain gives himself away by refusing salt
In the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the disguised robber captain will not eat food with salt in it, because eating his host's salt would bind him not to harm him. That is what makes the servant Morgiana suspicious.
Read the full story: Eating Someone's Salt
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The Salt Almanac. (2026, November 8). In ali baba, the villain gives himself away by refusing salt. https://saltalmanac.com/did-you-know/ali-baba-no-salt
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Original sources
- Trumbull, H.C. The Covenant of Salt, ch. 4. 1899. https://archive.org/details/covenantofsaltas00trum