Motif
False warning leads to self-destruction by inaction
false_warning_leads_to_self_destruction_by_inaction
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. 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 THE LION, THE MOUSE, AND THE FOX / THE TRUMPETER TAKEN PRISONER / THE WOLF AND THE CRANE / THE EAGLE, THE CAT, AND THE WILD SOW; lines 2991-3013 confidence: high
The Cat, described as cunning, tells the Eagle that the Sow intends to uproot the tree and devour the Eagle's and Cat's families.
The Eagle and Sow accept the Cat's warnings, avoid leaving their homes, and perish with their families from hunger.
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