Motif
False companion abandons ally in crisis
false_companion_abandons_ally_in_crisis
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family, within the sub-family False Allies and Abandonment. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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More Jataka Tales THE BRAVE LITTLE BOWMAN / THE FOOLHARDY WOLF / THE STOLEN PLOW / THE LION IN BAD COMPANY; lines 1241-1305 confidence: high
The Lion and Wolf come to the wall; the Wolf waits outside, the Lion springs over, kills a pony, and the archer shoots an arrow.
The Wolf waits outside the wall and leaves for his old home after the Lion is shot.
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