Motif
predator lures prey into enclosed dwelling
predator_lures_prey_into_enclosed_dwelling
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 WOLF AND THE SHEPHERD / THE FARMER AND THE STORK / THE CHARGER AND THE MILLER / THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE OWL; lines 3295-3312 confidence: high
The owl decides to use a trick, praises the grasshopper's song as like Apollo's lyre, says she has nectar from Minerva, and invites him to join her.
The owl invites the grasshopper into her hollow and kills him once he enters.
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