Motif
inappropriate animal suitor rejected by higher-status bride
inappropriate_animal_suitor_rejected_by_higher_status_bride
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Love, Kinship, and Marriage Transformations. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India THE QUAIL AND THE FALCON / PRIDE MUST HAVE A FALL / THE BOLD BEGGAR / THE JACKAL WOULD A-WOOING GO; lines 2155-2265 confidence: high
“Beautiful Lioness!” said he, “I love you! ... Will you marry me?”
The jackal proposes to the lioness, while the narrative emphasizes her royal status and her outrage at being addressed by a jackal.
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