Motif
Fortunate removal contrasted with failed imitation
fortunate_removal_contrasted_with_failed_imitation
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Failed Imitations and Counterfeit Works. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE / MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH / THE OGRE OF RASHOMON / HOW AN OLD MAN LOST HIS WEN; lines 7122-7243 confidence: high
The old man realizes the wen has been removed without pain or scar and returns home joyfully under the young moon.
The first old man loses his wen painlessly and happily, while the neighbor imitates the encounter and ends with an added wen.
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