Motif
animal sound imitation mistaken for a hidden animal
animal_sound_imitation_mistaken_for_a_hidden_animal
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE GOAT AND THE VINE / THE TWO POTS / THE OLD HOUND / THE CLOWN AND THE COUNTRYMAN; lines 2862-2889 confidence: high
The Clown appears empty-handed and alone, imitates a pig's squeak, is asked to produce the supposed hidden animal, shows no pig is present, and receives loud applause.
The Clown imitates a pig so well that the audience believes he has an animal hidden, but no pig is found.
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