Motif
boastful challenge followed by encumbering consequence
boastful_challenge_followed_by_encumbering_consequence
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american plains
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Traditions of the Arikara FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 6668-6704 confidence: medium
Coyote sees a stone on a high hill, asks its name, hears it called Run-Fast, and challenges it to a race; the Stone says the race will spoil its rest but agrees.
Coyote boasts that he can beat the Stone, but the Stone catches him and remains on his back, growing heavier.
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