Motif
Failed musical lure followed by practical capture
failed_musical_lure_followed_by_practical_capture
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE WASP AND THE SNAKE / THE EAGLE AND THE BEETLE / THE FOWLER AND THE LARK / THE FISHERMAN PIPING; lines 4443-4454 confidence: high
The fisherman begins to play a tune, thinking the music will bring fish jumping out of the sea.
The fisherman first relies on flute music to draw fish from the sea, then succeeds only when he uses his net.
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