μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Filed under Choice between useful and ornamental.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Millstone preferred to jewels. Man shown jewels that cost much money; he replies that he has better stones (millstones) that earn that muchKing who experiences the cultural civilization of an empire in dream would rather be poor and primitive
Filed beside it
Fruitful tree chosenUseful wins contest over beautifulUsefulness better than speedGoodness preferred to beautyStrength preferred to clevernessGoodness preferred to wealthPractical knowledge more vital than theoreticalLearned person worth two unlearned. Latter wastes time, former not

wander