Motif
envy dispelled by seeing hidden cost
envy_dispelled_by_seeing_hidden_cost
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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greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE HOUND AND THE FOX / THE FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERS / THE THIEF AND THE INNKEEPER / THE PACK-ASS AND THE WILD ASS; lines 4007-4019 confidence: high
"What a lucky beast you are! Your sleek coat shows how well you live: how I envy you!"
The Wild Ass first envies the Pack-Ass's apparent comfort, but stops envying him after seeing the burden and beating attached to that comfort.
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