Motif
Concealed proof revealed to expose error
concealed_proof_revealed_to_expose_error
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family, within the sub-family Deceptive Death Proofs and Exposing Evidence. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE GOAT AND THE VINE / THE TWO POTS / THE OLD HOUND / THE CLOWN AND THE COUNTRYMAN; lines 2862-2889 confidence: high
The countryman hides a young pig under his smock, pinches its ear so it squeals, but the spectators say the clown's imitation is more true to life.
The countryman hides a young pig, uses its real squeal in the performance, and then reveals it to show that the audience judged wrongly.
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