Motif
appeal to animal sovereigns for justice
appeal_to_animal_sovereigns_for_justice
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
slavic
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Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars YELENA THE WISE. / THE SEVEN SIMEONS, FULL BROTHERS. / THE ENCHANTED PRINCESS. / VASSILISSA THE CUNNING AND THE TSAR OF THE SEA.; lines 7693-7800 confidence: high
The sparrow petitions the lion, addressing him as Tsar of beasts, recounts the mouse's theft, and says he will seek justice from the eagle if the lion does not judge rightly.
The sparrow takes his grievance first to the lion, called Tsar of beasts, and then to the eagle, who acts on the complaint.
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