Motif
breach of trust over entrusted property
breach_of_trust_over_entrusted_property
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India THE CROCODILE AND THE MONKEY / THE AXE, THE DRUM, THE BOWL, AND THE DIAMOND / THE WISE PARROT AND THE FOOLISH PARROT / THE DISHONEST FRIEND; lines 826-894 confidence: high
A man leaving on a journey asks a friend to take charge of his plough; the friend sells the plough and keeps the proceeds.
The friend is entrusted with the plough, sells it, keeps the money, and gives a false account when the owner returns.
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