Motif
unrecognized protective service
unrecognized_protective_service
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 ASS CARRYING THE IMAGE / THE ATHENIAN AND THE THEBAN / THE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT / THE SHEEP AND THE DOG; lines 4212-4227 confidence: high
The Sheep say the shepherd gets nothing from the Dog, yet feeds him with tit-bits from his own table.
The Sheep resent the Dog's favored treatment until he explains that his unseen work protects them from theft and predation.
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