Motif
Concealment fails before a more observant authority
concealment_fails_before_a_more_observant_authority
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Hidden Wrongdoing Exposed. 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 HARES AND THE FROGS / THE FOX AND THE STORK / THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING / THE STAG IN THE OX-STALL; lines 1369-1391 confidence: high
Farm-hands enter during the afternoon to tend the cattle but do not notice the Stag, who begins to congratulate himself and thank the Oxen.
Farm-hands do not notice the hidden Stag, but the master’s inspection reveals him, matching the Ox’s warning about the master’s keen eyes.
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