Motif
adviser fails to follow own counsel
adviser_fails_to_follow_own_counsel
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE WILD BOAR AND THE FOX / MERCURY AND THE SCULPTOR / THE FAWN AND HIS MOTHER / THE FOX AND THE LION; lines 2319-2339 confidence: high
A Hind addresses her grown and strong Fawn as her son, notes his powerful body and stout horns, and asks why he is cowardly enough to run from hounds.
The Hind criticizes the Fawn for running from hounds, but immediately flees when hounds are heard.
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