Motif
animal pleads usefulness to avoid death
animal_pleads_usefulness_to_avoid_death
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Predation, Pursuit, and Prey Defenses. 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 IMPOSTOR / THE DOGS AND THE HIDES / THE LION, THE FOX, AND THE ASS / THE FOWLER, THE PARTRIDGE, AND THE COCK; lines 4757-4772 confidence: high
The partridge asks, "Surely you won't kill me?" and says she helps bring birds to the fowler's nets.
Both the partridge and the cock try to save their lives by explaining their practical value to the fowler.
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