Motif
temporary helper becomes permanent master
temporary_helper_becomes_permanent_master
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family, within the sub-family Protector Betrayal and Protective-Role Inversion. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE OLD MAN AND DEATH / THE MISER / THE FOXES AND THE RIVER / THE HORSE AND THE STAG; lines 5046-5058 confidence: high
“I can only do so if you let me put a bridle in your mouth and mount on your back.” The Horse agrees.
The man first appears as an ally against the Stag, but the outcome is the Horse’s permanent subjection to him.
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