Motif
Animal friend tests human loyalty by feigning death
animal_friend_tests_human_loyalty_by_feigning_death
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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West African Folk-Tales XXIX. QUARCOO BAH-BONI / XXX. KING CHAMELEON AND THE ANIMALS / XXXII. THE UNGRATEFUL MAN / XXXIII. WHY TIGERS NEVER ATTACK MEN UNLESS THEY ARE PROVOKED; lines 2719-2763 confidence: high
As Tiger goes home, two of the man's friends hide for him and shoot him. He survives but is grieved and wants to know whether the man knew about the shot.
Tiger suspects possible betrayal after being shot, lies down as if dead, has his cub watch, and judges the man by his mourning vigil.
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