μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Within the index

Filed under Unnecessary choices.

8 finer motifs beneath it
The belly and the members. Debate as to their usefulness. All mutually usefulCommon wives of man debate as to which has helped him most. Help of each was indispensableTobacco, pipe, and match debate usefulness to smokerDeer, opossum, and snake each render indispensable aid to man. Foolishly debate their usefulnessRice, wheat, and dal dispute as to which is the bestDispute of hammer and anvilWealth and wisdom dispute as to who is greaterElephant and ape debate about superiority. Owl gives them task neither can perform and ends futile debate
Filed beside it
Unnecessary choices of beliefUnnecessary choice: to go uphill or downhill. Camel prefers the levelUnnecessary choice: praying or reading. Both are goodSenseless debates about usefulness

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