trapped in the belly of a whale theme
A character is swallowed up by a whale, or similar leviathan, and must face the prospect that they may never again see the light of day.
2 total · 2 major
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ftt1982e3x03 | major | Gepetto and Pinocchio found themselves trapped in the belly of a whale. |
| novel: A True Story (180) | major | After returning to Earth, Lucian and his crew of fellow adventurers were swallowed up by a 200-mile-long whale wherein they dwelt for a year and a month. Inside the leviathan, they discovered a wooded island inhabited by a man and his son, who lived under constant threat from wicked lobster-men and mermen. Lucian and his men defeated the combined forces of the lobster-men and mermen in battle. They later killed the whale by setting a fire inside it and then escaped by passing through its propped open mouth. |