Motif
stolen goods taken from the thief by a stronger figure
stolen_goods_taken_from_the_thief_by_a_stronger_figure
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Theft, Stolen Goods, and Pursuit. 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 SOLDIER AND HIS HORSE / THE OXEN AND THE BUTCHERS / THE WOLF AND THE LION / THE SHEEP, THE WOLF, AND THE STAG; lines 2770-2793 confidence: high
A wolf steals a lamb from the flock to devour later, then meets a lion who takes the prey and walks off with it.
The wolf steals a lamb, then the lion takes that same lamb from him; the wolf's complaint is mocked because his own possession was unjust.
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