Motif
powerful creature afraid of something small
powerful_creature_afraid_of_something_small
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 GOATHERD AND THE GOAT / THE SHEEP AND THE DOG / THE SHEPHERD AND THE WOLF / THE LION, JUPITER, AND THE ELEPHANT; lines 4249-4268 confidence: high
The lion is described as large and strong, with sharp teeth and claws, yet he cannot bear a cock crowing and runs away when he hears it.
The lion is strong but fears a cock's crowing, and the huge elephant fears a gnat entering his ear.
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