King who experiences the cultural civilization of an empire in dream would rather be poor and primitive

Motif

King who experiences the cultural civilization of an empire in dream would rather be poor and primitive.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Real and apparent values. · Choice between useful and ornamental. · view the constellation · filed as J245.2

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Useful and ugly preferred to expensive and beautiful.

Filed beside it

Millstone preferred to jewels. Man shown jewels that cost much money; he replies that he has better stones (millstones) that earn that much

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