Motif
animal morally transformed by human speech
animal_morally_transformed_by_human_speech
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Knowledge Through Animals and Nature. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF THE DOG. / END OF THE STORY OF THE BHOJA THOROUGHBRED. / END OF THE STORY OF THE THOROUGHBRED. / END OF THE STORY OF THE FORD.; lines 11108-11242 confidence: high
“It is me they are teaching. I am in future to be harsh, violent, and cruel.”
The elephant changes first toward violence and then back toward gentleness according to the human speech he hears and interprets as addressed to him.
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