Motif
baited food leads to capture
baited_food_leads_to_capture
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Baits, Traps, and Predatory Lures. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE ASS AND HIS SHADOW / THE FARMER AND HIS SONS / THE DOG AND THE COOK / THE MONKEY AS KING; lines 1823-1836 confidence: high
The Fox is disgusted by the Monkey's promotion, finds a trap with meat in it, takes the Monkey there, and presents the meat as a morsel reserved for the King.
A piece of meat in a trap is presented as a desirable morsel, and the Monkey is caught when he goes for it.
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