The cock and the pearl: prefers a single corn to a peck of pearls

Motif

The cock and the pearl: prefers a single corn to a peck of pearls.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Other aspects of wisdom. · Miscellaneous aspects of wisdom. · view the constellation · filed as J1061.1

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller.
general Wienert FFC LVI 45 (ET 28), 130 (ST 375)
general Jacobs Aesop 198 No. 1
general Crane Vitry 157 No. 54

Within the index

Filed under Value depends upon real use.

Filed beside it

Baldheaded man finds the comb: it is useless Foolish dog finds treasure and dies rather than leave it Miser's treasure stolen. Advised to imagine that his treasure is still there: he will be as well off as before

Carried in tale types

The Rooster and the Pearl · ATU 219H* 1 recorded variant

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