Old woman prays for safety of cruel tyrant for fear a worse one will succeed him.
The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Choice between evils. · view the constellation · filed as J215.2.1
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- Spanish Exempla Keller.
Within the index
Filed under Oxen decide not to kill butchers, since inexpert killers might replace them.
Carried in tale types
- Prayers for the Tyrant · ATU 910M 1 recorded variant
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