Animal tale

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Motif Hierarchy

• Animal tale
  • Bird
    • Eagle
    • Hawk
    • Magpie
    • Parrot
    • Rooster
    • Talking bird
  • Boar
  • Camel
  • Cat
  • Dog
  • Elephant
  • Fish
  • Fox
  • Lion
  • Monkey
  • Pig
  • Rabbit
  • Riding/carried by an animal
  • Serpent
  • Sheep
  • Swan
  • Weasel
  • Wolf

Connected Textual Entities

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Inset Story	Entity Type	Motif
Aper – The Boar and the Fruit	Inset Story	Deception Animal tale Food and drink Lesson: greed Boar Lesson: flattery Setting: nature Orchard
Avis – The Bird	Inset Story	Deception Deceitful woman Animal tale Adultery Gullible husband Bird Talking bird Evidence False evidence of virtue Parrot Magpie Jealous husband Remorse Jealousy Misinterpretation
Camelus – The Wise Camel	Inset Story	Animal tale Food and drink Fox Wolf Gluttony Camel
Canis – The Faithful Dog	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Animal tale Violent punishment Familial relationships Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Dog Lesson: haste Lesson: loyalty Serpent Children Violence Remorse Misinterpretation
Corpus Delicti – The Discovered Corpse	Inset Story	Gullible (would-be) lover Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deceitful woman Animal tale Murder Adultery Disposal of corpse Multiple lovers Evidence Age versus youth Dog Poison Marriage Death of husband Foolish old man Old man Violence Death Women committing violence
Curiositas	Inset Story	Animal tale Riches Marriage Grief Gender play Prohibtions/taboos Eagle Riding/carried by an animal Foolish old man
Cygni	Inset Story	Father/daughter relationships Deception Animal tale Violent punishment Gullible husband Deceitful old woman Childbirth Pregnancy Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Food and drink Bird Woman tricked/coerced into sex Identity object Slander: wife falsely accused Bathing Bodily transformation Wicked stepmother/mother-in-law Rape Swan Necklace Mother/son relationships Marriage Mistaken or concealed identity Children Judgement Coerced Marriage Coerced sex Woman locked up/kept indoors Magic object
Elephantus	Inset Story	Animal tale Violent punishment Elephant Riding/carried by an animal
Innocua	Inset Story	Animal tale Violent punishment Riches Theft Punishment for theft Bird Imprisonment False evidence of unchastity/criminality Beating Magpie
Lac venenatum	Inset Story	Animal tale Food and drink Bird Serpent Poison
Lepus	Inset Story	Animal tale Rabbit Violent punishment
Mel	Inset Story	Animal tale Violent punishment (Threat of) bodily mutilation Food and drink Beating Dog Weasel
Piscis	Inset Story	Animal tale Riches Impossible conditions Genitalia Sex change Fish Gender play
Praeceptum galli	Inset Story	Animal tale Violent punishment Illness Magic Rooster Food and drink Bird Talking bird Overheard secret Beating Serpent
Rex simiarum – The Monkey King	Inset Story	Animal tale Medicine Murder Monkey Elephant Setting: nature Violence Remorse Sheep Women committing violence
Roma and Lupus	Inset Story	Animal tale Deceitful old man Imprisonment Wise old man Dog Lesson: loyalty Military conflict Judgement Old man Setting: exotic/orientalised Wolf Sheep City besieged
Simia	Inset Story	Animal tale (Threat of) bodily mutilation Theft Genitalia Monkey Lion Mistaken or concealed identity Riding/carried by an animal Setting: nature Climbing trees Cowardice Misinterpretation
Turdi – The Gluttonous Wife and the Nine Thrushes	Inset Story	Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deception Deceitful woman Animal tale Violent punishment Gullible husband Food and drink Lesson: greed Beating Violence Women committing violence Cat Gluttony
Turtures	Inset Story	Animal tale Violent punishment Murder Suicide Food and drink Bird Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Slander: wife falsely accused Lesson: haste Grief Death Remorse Misinterpretation
Vaticinium 1	Inset Story	Deceitful woman Animal tale Adultery Gullible husband Magic Food and drink Bird Talking bird Deceitful lover Woman tricked/coerced into sex Nature tale: tree Setting: nature Orchard Misinterpretation Trees
Vaticinium and Amici	Inset Story	Chastity Father/son relationships Deception Animal tale Familial relationships Illness Medicine Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Disguise Magic Food and drink Bird Talking bird Dynastic marriage Overheard secret Impossible conditions Blood Identity object Ring Bathing Dreams Bodily transformation Friendship Sword Poison Body fluids Marriage Mistaken or concealed identity Children Judgement Court of law Death Misinterpretation Judicial duel
Vaticinium – The Prophecy	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Animal tale Familial relationships Murder Riches Disguise Magic Food and drink Bird Talking bird Dynastic marriage Overheard secret Mistaken or concealed identity Children Wise child Violence
Vulpes	Inset Story	Deception Animal tale (Threat of) bodily mutilation Beating Fox
Vulpes et simia – The Fox and the Ape	Inset Story	Deception Animal tale (Threat of) bodily mutilation Food and drink Lesson: greed Monkey Lesson: flattery Fox Fish Violence Pride Gluttony