μῦθοι Mythoi
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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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Valuables given away or sold for trifle.

1 finer motif beneath it
Boy refuses pearls for worthless stones; jeweler recognizes them for what they are
Filed beside it
Numskull gives away the old water bag in which the money is hidWoman gives a jewel for a salad. The recipient is also a numskull and doesn't know its valueGood timber given for useless because wife says they will have only sickness and troubleSacks of gold and silver traded for sacks of riceGold and jewels sold for trifle

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