Motif
captured prey pleads for release
captured_prey_pleads_for_release
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Predation, Pursuit, and Prey Defenses. 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 MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN / THE CROW AND THE SNAKE / THE DOGS AND THE FOX / THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE HAWK; lines 4537-4547 confidence: high
A hungry hawk sees the nightingale, darts to the spot, seizes her in his talons, and is about to tear her in pieces.
The nightingale, held by the hawk, begs for her life and offers an argument for being spared.
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