Motif
Failed first test reversed by corrected conduct
failed_first_test_reversed_by_corrected_conduct
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family. 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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Jataka tales HOW THE TURTLE SAVED HIS OWN LIFE / THE MERCHANT OF SERI / THE TURTLE WHO COULDN'T STOP TALKING / THE OX WHO WON THE FORFEIT; lines 540-606 confidence: medium
The owner whipped his Ox and said, "Get up, you wretch! Get along, you rascal!"
The first public wagon-pulling test fails after abusive handling; a second public test succeeds after the owner changes his conduct toward the Ox.
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