Barber leaves inexpensive village for high wages in city. Finds cost of living more than enough to take all his profit

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Barber leaves inexpensive village for high wages in city. Finds cost of living more than enough to take all his profit.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Gains and losses. · Choices: little gain, big loss. · view the constellation · filed as J342.1

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 602
general Scala Celi 60a No. 332
general Alphabet No. 448.

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Filed under High wages bring expensive living.

1 finer motif beneath it

In spite of master's advice disciple stays in country where everything has cheap price. Gets into trouble

Filed beside it

Wise man refuses income of half a kingdom since expenses will outweigh gain

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