Naïve remark of child: "You forgot to strike mother." A father in habit of beating his wife remarks that he has forgot something. The child says, "I know. You forgot to strike mother."

Motif

Naïve remark of child: "You forgot to strike mother." A father in habit of beating his wife remarks that he has forgot something. The child says, "I know. You forgot to strike mother."

The wise and the foolish. · Acquisition and possession of wisdom (knowledge). · Wisdom learned from children. · view the constellation · filed as J122

ask the rhapsode about this motif →

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general Wesselski Mönchslatein 170 No. 133.

Within the index

Filed under Wisdom learned from children.

1 finer motif beneath it

Seducer about to seduce mother of child refrains when child wisely remarks that he is sad because his father has left his mother exposed to such dangers

Filed beside it

Ungrateful son reproved by naïve action of his own son: preparing for old age. Man gives his old father half a carpet to keep him warm. Child keeps the other half and tells his father that he is keeping it for him when he grows old Wisdom of child decides lawsuit. King in disguise sees child's game which represents the case Learning the virtue of patience from children. When their meals are stolen, they quietly search for them Parents's misdeeds innocently betrayed by children

wander