Motif
predator destroyed by swallowing an indigestible concealed object
predator_destroyed_by_swallowing_an_indigestible_concealed_object
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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The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India THE AXE, THE DRUM, THE BOWL, AND THE DIAMOND / THE WISE PARROT AND THE FOOLISH PARROT / THE DISHONEST FRIEND / THE MOUSE AND THE FARMER; lines 897-991 confidence: high
Grimalkin demands meat; the mouse refuses. In rage, Grimalkin pounces and swallows the mouse, inkstand and all, not realizing the transparent glass is there.
Grimalkin unknowingly swallows a transparent glass inkstand together with the mouse and dies because he cannot digest the glass.
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