King refuses to exile gossipers. They would defame him among strangers. At home they serve to test the king's patience and to reform his life — Mythoi

Motif

King refuses to exile gossipers. They would defame him among strangers. At home they serve to test the king's patience and to reform his life.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Choice between evils. · view the constellation · filed as J215.1.2

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Childers.

Within the index

Filed under Don't drive away the flies. Wounded animal (man) refuses to have the flies driven away since they are now sated and their places will be taken by fierce and hungry flies.

Filed beside it

Don't set a hungry guard over food. Parrot set to guard figs eats his fill. When replaced he calls attention to the fact that he is now full and therefore safer than another hungry parrot Do not pluck off the well-fed leeches. Wolf told not to do so lest hungrier ones take their places as he swims Old man chooses to be annoyed by occasional and loud chirp of swallows than by never-ending but soft chirp of sandpipers

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