Based on the content and structure of both videos, the first video (Motivaan Stories) is a direct adaptation or derivation of the second video (APPLEBOX By Sabari). While "plagiarism" in creative storytelling is often a gray area involving common folk motifs, the similarities here are too specific to be coincidental.
Here is a comparison of the two:
1. Structural Similarities
Both videos follow an identical narrative arc:
The Setup: A legendary leader (General in Video 1; King in Video 2) retires and gives his son a box containing three "weapons" or "secrets" for protection.
The Condition: The son is told to open the box only during a crisis or on a specific full moon night at a specific location (Cemetery/Memorial in Video 1; Armory/Pond in Video 2).
The Supernatural Element: Upon following instructions, three spirits/apparitions appear to tell their life stories and grant a psychological "weapon."
2. The Three Stories (Identical Themes)
The three sub-stories used to illustrate the lessons are the same in both videos:
Weapon 1: Mental Clarity (The Artist/Sculptor)
Video 1: A painter is distracted by a rumor about a "magic brush" his rival supposedly has.
Video 2: A sculptor is distracted by a rumor about a "special blue stone" his rival supposedly has.
Common Lesson: Don't let rumors/confusion cloud your focus.
Weapon 2: Patience/Control (The Athlete/Warrior)
Video 1: An archer loses a competition because his rival insults his family, causing him to lose his temper and miss the target.
Video 2: A wrestler loses because his rival provokes him for ten days, draining his energy through anger.
Common Lesson: Whoever makes you angry, controls you.
Weapon 3: Silence (The Intellectual vs. The Fool)
Video 1: A scholar wastes hours arguing with a fool who claims "fire is cold like ice".
Video 2: A female scholar (Yuvathi) is labeled a fool by her father because she argued with someone claiming "the sun rises in the west".
Common Lesson: Don't waste energy arguing with fools; silence is the best response.
3. Timeline Evidence
Video 2 (APPLEBOX): Published on September 17, 2024. It has over 595,000 views and is a well-established video.
Video 1 (Motivaan Stories): Published on February 19, 2026 (per the metadata provided).
Conclusion
The first video (Motivaan Stories) has taken the exact conceptual framework, the specific character archetypes (Painter/Sculptor, Archer/Wrestler, Scholar/Scholar), and the identical three-point moral structure from the APPLEBOXvideo.
While the narrator in Video 1 uses different words and slightly modifies the "props" (e.g., gems in a wooden box vs. pearls in a copper box), the narrative substance is a 1:1 copy. Since the APPLEBOX video predates the other by over a year, the first video is clearly a remake of the second.
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