Motif
boastful advantage becomes vulnerability
boastful_advantage_becomes_vulnerability
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 OXEN AND THE AXLETREES / THE BOY AND THE FILBERTS / THE FROGS ASKING FOR A KING / THE OLIVE-TREE AND THE FIG-TREE; lines 2155-2165 confidence: high
The Olive-tree contrasts herself with the Fig-tree, saying that she remains green and flourishing all year round.
The Olive-tree boasts of remaining green all year, but her leaves hold snow, causing her to bend and break.
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