Motif
clever actor and foolish imitator
clever_actor_and_foolish_imitator
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Aino Folk-Tales AUDITORS. / LOCAL SECRETARIES. / HONORARY SECRETARIES. / INTRODUCTION.; lines 209-263 confidence: high
“Panaumbe (‘on the lower course of the river’) does the clever things, while Penaumbe (‘on the upper course of the river’) is the stupid imitator who comes to grief.”
Panaumbe does clever things while Penaumbe imitates stupidly and comes to grief.
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