Motif
unheeded request leads to punishment
unheeded_request_leads_to_punishment
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERD / THE FARMER AND THE STORK / THE CHARGER AND THE MILLER / THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE OWL; lines 3295-3312 confidence: medium
The owl repeatedly asks the grasshopper to consider her comfort, but the grasshopper chirps louder.
The owl's repeated requests for consideration are ignored, and the grasshopper is ultimately killed by the owl's trick.
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