Motif
hidden fugitive exposed by his own action
hidden_fugitive_exposed_by_his_own_action
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family, within the sub-family Targets revealing their own hiding place or weakness. 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 EAGLE, THE JACKDAW, AND THE SHEPHERD / THE WOLF AND THE BOY / THE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THEIR ASS / THE STAG AND THE VINE; lines 3605-3618 confidence: high
The fable opens with a stag pursued by huntsmen; he hides under a thick vine, and the huntsmen pass without noticing him.
The stag successfully hides from the huntsmen, but his browsing causes movement that attracts their attention.
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