Motif
Betrayal of teacher prevents completion of instruction
betrayal_of_teacher_prevents_completion_of_instruction
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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West African Folk-Tales XXV. MAKU MAWU AND MAKU FIA / XXVI. THE ROBBER AND THE OLD MAN / XXVII. THE LEOPARD AND THE RAM / XXVIII. WHY THE LEOPARD CAN ONLY CATCH PREY ON ITS LEFT SIDE; lines 2371-2404 confidence: high
After the first lessons, Cat tells Leopard to practice and return later for additional hunting instruction.
Cat gives initial lessons and promises more, but Leopard eats Cat's kittens; Cat then refuses further association, leaving Leopard's training incomplete.
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