Motif
broken promise of payment after service
broken_promise_of_payment_after_service
A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE HOUND AND THE HARE / THE LION, THE MOUSE, AND THE FOX / THE TRUMPETER TAKEN PRISONER / THE WOLF AND THE CRANE; lines 2966-2988 confidence: high
A wolf with a bone stuck in his throat asks a crane to put her long bill down his throat, pull it out, and promises to make it worth her while.
The wolf promises to make the crane's help worthwhile, receives the service, and then refuses the fee.
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