Motif
reversal of fortune humbles the proud
reversal_of_fortune_humbles_the_proud
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Fortune Turned to Humiliation. 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 HUNTER AND THE WOODMAN / THE SERPENT AND THE EAGLE / THE ROGUE AND THE ORACLE / THE HORSE AND THE ASS; lines 5210-5221 confidence: high
A Horse, proud of his fine harness, meets an Ass on the high-road; the Ass carries a heavy burden and slowly moves aside to let him pass.
The proud Horse first threatens the burdened Ass, but later loses status and is mocked by the same Ass while drawing a dung-cart.
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