Motif
boast answered by reversal of advantage
boast_answered_by_reversal_of_advantage
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES, AND THE SPRAT / THE FOX AND THE MONKEY / THE ASS AND THE LAP-DOG / THE FIR-TREE AND THE BRAMBLE; lines 1469-1481 confidence: high
The Fir-tree boasts to the Bramble that the Bramble is of no use, while the Fir-tree is useful, especially when men build houses.
The Fir-tree boasts over the Bramble, but the Bramble reframes the Fir-tree's usefulness as a reason it may be cut down.
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