The monkey and the lost lentil. Lets all others he has in his hand fall in order to search for it

Motif

The monkey and the lost lentil. Lets all others he has in his hand fall in order to search for it.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Gains and losses. · Choices: little gain, big loss. · view the constellation · filed as J344.1

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller.
general *Chauvin II 104 No. 67
general Bødker Exempler 302 No. 70

Within the index

Filed under What one has is neglected in search for other things.

Filed beside it

Host wants to learn Hebrew even at risk of forgetting his own language

Carried in tale types

The Monkey with the Lentils · ATU 34C 1 recorded variant

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “monkey” · wander