Motif
Hypocritical mourner with false tears
hypocritical_mourner_with_false_tears
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Ritual and Funerary Practice. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE HAPPY HUNTER AND THE SKILLFUL FISHER / THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN WHO MADE WITHERED TREES TO FLOWER / THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY / THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB; lines 5295-5401 confidence: high
The monkey is inwardly relieved, does not suspect the plot, pretends surprise and sorrow, recalls exchanging a rice-dumpling for a persimmon-seed, accepts the invitation, and produces false tears.
The monkey pretends sorrow over the death of the crab he killed, producing false tears while accepting the invitation.
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