Motif
fall from former status
fall_from_former_status
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Fallen Power and Ruined Splendor. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE COCK AND THE JEWEL / THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERD / THE FARMER AND THE STORK / THE CHARGER AND THE MILLER; lines 3279-3292 confidence: high
A horse formerly used to carry a rider into battle grows old, chooses mill work, and now grinds corn all day instead of moving proudly to drums.
The horse moves from honored war service with attendants to compulsory mill labor and laments the change.
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