Motif
Boastful comparison followed by reversal
boastful_comparison_followed_by_reversal
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Comparative Boasts and Humbling. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
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 fable opens with an Olive-tree taunting a Fig-tree over the loss of her leaves at a certain season.
The Olive-tree boasts of her year-round foliage over the Fig-tree’s seasonal barrenness, but the same foliage makes her vulnerable when snow falls, while the Fig-tree survives.
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