Motif
small creature destroyed by misjudging size or capacity
small_creature_destroyed_by_misjudging_size_or_capacity
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Comparative Boasts and Humbling. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE PEACOCK AND JUNO / THE BEAR AND THE FOX / THE ASS AND THE OLD PEASANT / THE OX AND THE FROG; lines 2481-2495 confidence: high
The old frog asks where the missing frog is; the surviving brother says he is dead and describes an enormous four-legged creature trampling him in the mud.
The old frog responds to the report of an enormous ox by expanding herself beyond her capacity until she bursts.
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