Peasant leaves honey tree standing. Sparrows and crickets ask peasant to leave tree standing. He refuses, but when he finds honey in the tree he consents

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Peasant leaves honey tree standing. Sparrows and crickets ask peasant to leave tree standing. He refuses, but when he finds honey in the tree he consents.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Real and apparent values. · Choice between useful and ornamental. · view the constellation · filed as J241.2

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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general Wienert FFC LVI 71 (ET 350), 143 (ST 494)
general Halm Aesop No. 102.

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Filed under Fruitful tree chosen.

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Athena chooses olive tree because of fruitfulness

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