Motif
Public test of strength after failed first attempt
public_test_of_strength_after_failed_first_attempt
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Strength, Weapon Skill, and Extraordinary Feats. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
buddhist
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Jataka tales HOW THE TURTLE SAVED HIS OWN LIFE / THE MERCHANT OF SERI / THE TURTLE WHO COULDN'T STOP TALKING / THE OX WHO WON THE FORFEIT; lines 540-606 confidence: medium
The ox is brought into the village, a crowd gathers, one hundred carts are placed in line, and the ox is yoked to the first wagon.
A first public trial fails after harsh treatment; a second public trial succeeds after the owner changes his treatment of the ox.
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