Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

false accusation reversed onto accuser

false_accusation_reversed_onto_accuser

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family False Accusation and Fraud Exposed. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


buddhist

  • The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India THE TALKATIVE TORTOISE / THE MONKEYS AND THE GARDENER / THE GOBLIN AND THE SNEEZE / THE GRATEFUL BEASTS AND THE UNGRATEFUL PRINCE; lines 1202-1311 confidence: high

    The hermit decides to test the promises and visits the city; the prince, now king, calls him a robber and orders him flogged and impaled.

    The king falsely accuses the hermit and orders him punished; after the truth is told, the servants punish the king instead.

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