Motif
released animal carrying destructive fire
released_animal_carrying_destructive_fire
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Hidden, Contained, and Animal-Borne Fire. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE WOLF, THE FOX, AND THE APE / THE EAGLE AND THE COCKS / THE ESCAPED JACKDAW / THE FARMER AND THE FOX; lines 3167-3178 confidence: high
To get revenge, the farmer ties tow to the fox’s tail, sets it on fire, and lets the fox go.
The fox is released with burning tow tied to its tail and carries the fire into the farmer’s fields, where the crop burns up.
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