μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Peasant ashamed of being thrown off by ass. Shameful to be thrown by such a creature.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Choice of associates. · Association of equals and unequals. · view the constellation · filed as J411.4

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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 Wienert FFC LVI 73 (ET 378), 120 (ST 299)
  • general Halm Aesop No. 3.
Within the index

Filed under Great refuse to associate with lowly.

Filed beside it
Boar refuses to fight with lowly assZeus refuses wedding present from snake. Presents to be received only from equalsPrince refuses to play with common childrenWolf tries to make friends with lion: killedDolphin and whale scorn crab as peacemakerLaurel and olive tree scorn thornbush as umpire in their dispute as to who is most usefulMouse on lion's mane. Lion angry at impudence of mouseKnight disregards insult by servantLeopard ashamed of having been bitten by lizardRich man refuses to associate with poor sister

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