Motif
animal fable figures
animal_fable_figures
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Animal-Fable Households, Enmities, and Speaking Creatures. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 HIS GRATEFUL PUPIL / THE AUTHOR. / TABLE OF CONTENTS. / PART I.; lines 111-157 confidence: low
Selected story titles include "The Ass in the Lion’s Skin," "The Talkative Tortoise," "The Jackal and the Crow," "The Wise Judge," "Sakka’s Presents," and "A Lesson for Kings."
Several selected story titles name animal figures, including an ass, lion, tortoise, jackal, and crow.
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