Motif
Punishment after secret theft is exposed
punishment_after_secret_theft_is_exposed
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Hidden Wrongdoing Exposed. 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 ATHENIAN AND THE THEBAN / THE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT / THE SHEEP AND THE DOG / THE SHEPHERD AND THE WOLF; lines 4230-4246 confidence: medium
The shepherd becomes suspicious, catches the wolf in the act, ties a rope around his neck, and hangs him on the nearest tree.
The shepherd grows suspicious, catches the wolf in the act, and hangs him.
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