Raven killed by apes who will not receive his teaching that a shining stone is not fire.
The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Other aspects of wisdom. · Miscellaneous aspects of wisdom. · view the constellation · filed as J1064.1
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- Spanish Exempla Keller.
- general Wienert FFC LVI 50 (ET 95), 118 (ST 284)
- general Bødker Exempler 286 No. 34
Within the index
Filed under Futility of trying to teach the stupid.
Carried in tale types
- The Frog Persists in Living in Puddle on Road · ATU 278A 1 recorded variant
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