The constellation
L212 Choice among several gifts. The worst horse, armor, or the like proves best
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Modest choice best · L210 entry
beneath it
- Saint, offered any gift from God, chooses (virginity and) wisdom · L212.1 entry
- Solomon, offered any gift from God, chooses wisdom. Granted wisdom and wealth · L212.2 entry
- Hero prefers fame to long life · L212.3 entry
- Modest choice proves good (simple unique privilege). Girl offered reward of five villages chooses rather to be only one on certain night to be allowed to have light in her house and to keep all animals who enter as hers. All kinds of livestock come · L212.4 entry
keeps company
- Speaking fox · B211.2.5 entry
- Disenchantment for breaking tabu · C968 entry
- Disenchantment by cutting off animal's limb · D712.1.1 entry
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