Precept of the lion to his sons: beware of man

Motif

Precept of the lion to his sons: beware of man.

The wise and the foolish. · Acquisition and possession of wisdom (knowledge). · Wisdom (knowledge) acquired from experience. · view the constellation · filed as J22.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.
general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 20

Within the index

Filed under Precepts of the lion to his sons. Only the younger keeps them and is successful.

Filed beside it

Precept of the lion to his sons: honor the woods Precept of the lion to his sons: keep peace with the neighbors

Carried in tale types

The Lion Searches for Man · ATU 157A 1 recorded variant

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