Motif
false bargain with a stronger predator
false_bargain_with_a_stronger_predator
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Deceptive Speech, Voices, and False Claims. 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 OLD WOMAN AND THE DOCTOR / THE MOON AND HER MOTHER / MERCURY AND THE WOODMAN / THE ASS, THE FOX, AND THE LION; lines 1202-1219 confidence: high
The Fox whispers to the Lion: "I'll manage that you shall get hold of the Ass ... if you'll promise to let me go free."
The Fox secures the Lion's promise of freedom, but after the Ass is trapped the Lion turns on the Fox.
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