Motif
Animal treats overheard human speech as personal instruction
animal_treats_overheard_human_speech_as_personal_instruction
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. 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
The robbers return for many days; the elephant thinks their words are teaching for him, becomes harsh and cruel, and kills multiple keepers.
The elephant twice hears nearby human speech and thinks it is directed at him: first robbers’ talk, then holy men’s teaching.
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