Motif
loss through internal dispute
loss_through_internal_dispute
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Civic Order and the Body Politic. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
-
More Jataka Tales THE PENNY-WISE MONKEY / THE RED-BUD TREE / THE WOODPECKER AND THE LION / THE OTTERS AND THE WOLF; lines 722-771 confidence: high
Two otters at the riverbank see a large fish; one catches its tail, is dragged, calls for help, and both otters bring the fish to land.
The otters jointly obtain the fish but, because they quarrel over division, end with inferior portions while the wolf takes the best part.
read in the book →