Motif
False piety exposed by temptation
false_piety_exposed_by_temptation
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
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The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India THE GRATEFUL BEASTS AND THE UNGRATEFUL PRINCE / THE GOBLIN IN THE POOL / THE FOOLISH FARMER AND THE KING / THE PIOUS WOLF; lines 1489-1529 confidence: high
The wolf says he is caught with nothing to eat, decides Friday is a day for fasting, crosses his paws, and pretends to pray.
The wolf claims a holy fast only while unable to eat, then immediately tries to catch the kid when food seems available.
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