Motif
Failed messenger punished by ruler
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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.
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japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE SAGACIOUS MONKEY AND THE BOAR / THE HAPPY HUNTER AND THE SKILLFUL FISHER / THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN WHO MADE WITHERED TREES TO FLOWER / THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY; lines 5081-5179 confidence: medium
The jelly fish returns sadly; the Dragon King, doctor, chief steward, and servants ask where the monkey is, and the jelly fish reports that he revealed his commission and was deceived by the monkey’s claim about leaving his liver behind.
The jelly fish fails to bring back the monkey, confesses to the Dragon King, and receives a severe punishment ordered by the ruler.
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