Motif
envious retrieval of misfortune causes downfall
envious_retrieval_of_misfortune_causes_downfall
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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estonian
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The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country THE NOCTURNAL CHURCH-GOERS. / THE CHURCH AT REVEL. / THE CHURCH AT FELLIN. / THE RICH BROTHER AND THE POOR ONE.; lines 14296-14417 confidence: high
The rich brother envies the prosperity, learns about Poverty, fishes until he catches it, but at home Poverty slips away and hides under his stove; afterward he becomes poor.
The rich brother imitates the poor brother out of envy, fishes out Poverty, and becomes poor after it hides under his stove.
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