Motif
found writing with contents suited to one hearer but not another
found_writing_with_contents_suited_to_one_hearer_but_not_another
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Revelation and Scripture. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE CRAB AND THE FOX / THE FOX AND THE GRASSHOPPER / THE FARMER, HIS BOY, AND THE ROOKS / THE ASS AND THE DOG; lines 4142-4156 confidence: medium
An Ass and a Dog travel together, find a sealed packet on the ground, and the Ass opens it and begins reading the writing aloud.
A found packet is read aloud; its contents concern fodder favored by Asses, while the Dog seeks different contents and loses interest.
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