Motif
separation causing refusal of food and care
separation_causing_refusal_of_food_and_care
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Death from Grief. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF THE DOG. / END OF THE STORY OF THE BHOJA THOROUGHBRED. / END OF THE STORY OF THE THOROUGHBRED. / END OF THE STORY OF THE FORD.; lines 11244-11360 confidence: high
A peasant pays the elephant-keeper for the dog and takes it to his village; the elephant misses the dog and refuses to eat, drink, or bathe.
After the dog is taken away, the elephant refuses food, drink, and bathing.
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