Motif
jealous animal imitates a favored animal
jealous_animal_imitates_a_favored_animal
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Animal Rivalries, Imitation, and Small-over-Large Victories. 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 MILKMAID AND HER PAIL / THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES, AND THE SPRAT / THE FOX AND THE MONKEY / THE ASS AND THE LAP-DOG; lines 1444-1466 confidence: high
The Ass performs work such as carting, grinding corn, and carrying burdens, and grows jealous when comparing his labor with the Lap-dog’s ease and idleness.
The Ass envies the Lap-dog’s ease and affection, then imitates the dog’s frolics and attempted lap-sitting.
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