Motif
false champion exposed by real danger
false_champion_exposed_by_real_danger
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Borrowed Status and Exposed Bravado. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
buddhist
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More Jataka Tales THE OTTERS AND THE WOLF / HOW THE MONKEY SAVED HIS TROOP / THE HAWKS AND THEIR FRIENDS / THE BRAVE LITTLE BOWMAN; lines 1000-1096 confidence: high
The king and people praise the big man; he then tells the little man he can get on without him and speaks harshly and unkindly.
The large man receives praise for earlier feats but panics at battle, flees, and is replaced by the little bowman as the effective fighter.
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