The constellation
Q3 Moderate request rewarded; immoderate punished
A constellation is one motif’s neighborhood in the record — the story-shapes filed around it, the tale types that carry it, and the texts where it is witnessed, every line a receipted link. Click a motif to travel. Click a text to read it. The entry · wander
● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
beneath it
- Woodsman and the gold axe. A woodsman lets his axe fall into the water. Hermes comes to his rescue. Takes out a gold axe but the woodsman says that it is not his. The same with a silver axe. Finally he is given his own axe and rewarded for his modest choice. His companion tries this plan and loses his axe · Q3.1 entry
- Lion divides slain bullock. The thief who demands half of the bullock driven off; the traveler who modestly withdraws invited to take half · Q3.2 entry
filed beside
- Hospitality rewarded – opposite punished · Q1 entry
- Kind and unkind. Churlish person disregards requests of old person (animal) and is punished. Courteous person (often youngest brother or sister) complies and is rewarded · Q2 entry
- Humble rewarded, haughty punished · Q4 entry
- Laziness punished; industry rewarded · Q5 entry
- Good thoughts rewarded, bad punished · Q6 entry
- Deity descends and makes king and wronged subject change places · Q7 entry