Motif
false courage against a powerless substitute
false_courage_against_a_powerless_substitute
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Boasts in Combat and Defeat. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation DEMADES AND HIS FABLE / THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN / THE CROW AND THE SNAKE / THE DOGS AND THE FOX; lines 4517-4534 confidence: high
Some dogs find a lion's skin and worry it with their teeth.
The dogs attack only a lion's skin, and the fox contrasts this with the danger of a living lion.
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