Motif
prideful weak animal challenges stronger animal
prideful_weak_animal_challenges_stronger_animal
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Boasts in Combat and Defeat. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India PRIDE MUST HAVE A FALL / THE BOLD BEGGAR / THE JACKAL WOULD A-WOOING GO / THE LION AND THE BOAR; lines 2268-2355 confidence: high
The boar sees the lion leave and decides that the lion must be afraid of him.
The boar mistakes the lion's departure for fear, challenges him, boasts, and later loses confidence when other boars explain the danger.
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