Motif
Interdependence of unequal functions
interdependence_of_unequal_functions
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family, within the sub-family Musical and part-whole models of harmony. 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 TWO FROGS / THE COBBLER TURNED DOCTOR / THE ASS, THE COCK, AND THE LION / THE BELLY AND THE MEMBERS; lines 3397-3409 confidence: high
The members tell the belly that it lives in luxury and sloth, does no work, while they do hard work and minister to its wants.
The members believe the belly is useless, but when they stop supporting it, the entire body fails, showing that the parts’ functions are mutually dependent.
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