Motif
water reflection mistaken for one's own beauty
water_reflection_mistaken_for_one_s_own_beauty
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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malagasy
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Madagascar Before the Conquest: The Island, the Country, and the People CHAPTER XL / SONGS, POETRY, AND MYTHICAL CREATURES. / CHAPTER XII. / MALAGASY FOLK-TALES AND FABLES.; lines 10536-10667 confidence: high
The little slave girl Itretrikandavo comes to draw water, sees Ifara's reflection in the water, thinks it is her own pretty face, and breaks the waterpot.
The slave girl sees Ifara's reflection in the water, believes the face is her own, and breaks the waterpot; this happens again on the following day.
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