Motif
Predator feigns weakness to lure victims
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A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Baits, Traps, and Predatory Lures. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE OWL AND THE BIRDS / THE ASS IN THE LION'S SKIN / THE SHE-GOATS AND THEIR BEARDS / THE OLD LION; lines 1955-1968 confidence: high
The lion goes to a cave, lies down inside, and pretends to be sick.
The lion pretends to be sick inside a cave so that visiting animals enter and can be devoured.
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