Big fish eat little: robber will plunder weak neighbors

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Big fish eat little: robber will plunder weak neighbors.

The wise and the foolish. · Acquisition and possession of wisdom (knowledge). · Wisdom (knowledge) acquired from animals. · view the constellation · filed as J133.6

Filed across the traditions

Scottish Campbell-McKay No. 12.

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Filed under Animal gives wise example to man.

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One wild goat steps over another. They thus pass each other uninjured on a cliff. This shows advantage of peaceableness Ass refuses to drink after it has had enough. Thus teaches lesson to master Trained deer drinks wine till he breaks his leg but thereafter abstains. Thus teaches lesson to master Woman will not follow donkey on safe path: attacked by robbers Squirrel tries to dip out lake with his tail: difficulty of reforming the world

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