Motif
trickster punished after gloating
trickster_punished_after_gloating
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Exposure, Judgment, and Punishment. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN WHO MADE WITHERED TREES TO FLOWER / THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY / THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES; lines 5455-5593 confidence: high
The hare jeers at the crocodiles: “Oh! you stupid crocodiles, now I have done with you!”
The hare reveals and mocks his deception after crossing, and the crocodiles retaliate by stripping off his fur.
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