Motif
predator defeated by denial of prey
predator_defeated_by_denial_of_prey
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Predation, Pursuit, and Prey Defenses. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
buddhist
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The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India THE MONKEYS AND THE GARDENER / THE GOBLIN AND THE SNEEZE / THE GRATEFUL BEASTS AND THE UNGRATEFUL PRINCE / THE GOBLIN IN THE POOL; lines 1336-1394 confidence: high
With no more food entering the pool, the goblin dies of starvation.
After animals stop entering the pool, the goblin gets no more food and dies of starvation.
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