Motif
Rebellion of body parts against the belly
rebellion_of_body_parts_against_the_belly
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Civic Order and the Body Politic. 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 TWO FROGS / THE COBBLER TURNED DOCTOR / THE ASS, THE COCK, AND THE LION / THE BELLY AND THE MEMBERS; lines 3397-3409 confidence: high
The fable begins with the members of the body rebelling against the belly.
Personified members revolt against the belly, but their refusal to sustain it causes the whole body, including themselves, to fail.
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