Motif
Death of a tyrant celebrated by the people
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A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Rejected Warner and Communal Destruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India THE CUNNING CRANE AND THE CRAB / UNION IS STRENGTH / SILENCE IS GOLDEN / THE GREAT YELLOW KING AND HIS PORTER; lines 1882-1929 confidence: high
The Great Yellow King reigns in a great rich city and is described as cruel to his people and household, robbing, imprisoning, maiming, blinding, killing, and mistreating family members.
The passage contrasts expected royal mourning with public rejoicing after the cruel King's death.
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