Motif
boastful comparison overturned by events
boastful_comparison_overturned_by_events
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.
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greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE THIEF AND THE INNKEEPER / THE PACK-ASS AND THE WILD ASS / THE ASS AND HIS MASTERS / THE PACK-ASS, THE WILD ASS, AND THE LION; lines 4041-4057 confidence: medium
The Wild Ass taunts the Pack-Ass, claiming freedom, no work, and abundant fodder in the hills, while saying the Pack-Ass depends on a master, carries heavy loads, and is beaten.
The Wild Ass mocks the Pack-Ass’s condition, but the subsequent attack reverses the implied superiority of the Wild Ass’s situation.
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