Motif
Protective guardians respond to sound and rescue the vulnerable
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 LABOURER AND THE SNAKE / THE CAGE-BIRD AND THE BAT / THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER / THE KID AND THE WOLF; lines 3872-3886 confidence: medium
The wolf agrees to music before dinner, takes out his pipe, and plays while the kid dances.
The guardian gods of the flock hear the music, investigate, and drive away the wolf threatening the kid.
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