Motif
Secret stratagem against a powerful predator
secret_stratagem_against_a_powerful_predator
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Escapes from Captors and Countertraps. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Mesnevi OF QONYA. / PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE.; lines 7777-7886 confidence: medium
The beasts ask the hare to explain his plan for dealing with the lion and state that deliberation and counsel are wise, citing a prophetic saying about counsel before judgment.
The hare conceals his plan from the other animals, delays, and goes alone to the hungry lion after the beasts ask for a stratagem.
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