Motif
lured guest ambushed by hidden allies
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. 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 5403-5452 confidence: high
The crab’s family and relatives welcome the monkey, exchange formalities, and entertain him at a feast as guest of honor.
The monkey is first honored with hospitality, then left in the tea room and attacked by concealed allies in a planned sequence.
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