Motif
predator sets a verbal condition for mercy
predator_sets_a_verbal_condition_for_mercy
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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greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE BIRDS, THE BEASTS, AND THE BAT / THE MAN AND HIS TWO SWEETHEARTS / THE EAGLE, THE JACKDAW, AND THE SHEPHERD / THE WOLF AND THE BOY; lines 3552-3565 confidence: high
"if you can say three things to me, the truth of which cannot be disputed, I will spare your life."
The wolf threatens the boy's life but offers release if he can give three indisputable truths.
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