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Motif

Three sins of the hermit. Choice of three sins given him: adultery, murder (theft), drunkenness. He chooses drunkenness; the others follow. (Cf. J21.25.)

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Other choices. · view the constellation · filed as J485

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Scholars’ trail — 11references

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.

  • Spanish ExemplaKeller
  • Jewishbin Gorion Born Judas IV 159, 282, Neuman
  • IndiaThompson-Balys. Cf. Wesselski Mönchslatein 22 No. 17.
  • general *Type 839
  • general **Taylor MPh XX 61ff.
  • general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 243
  • general Chauvin VIII 129 No. 118
  • general Herbert III *131
  • general Köhler-Bolte I 583
  • general Nouvelles de Sens No. 25
  • general *Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXIX 24
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Filed under Other choices.

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Inflicters rather than receivers of wounds chosen. Men with many wounds recommended as soldiers. King had rather have those who gave the woundsKing advised to marry maid rather than widow. Widow would have things her own wayChoice: to do that which one knows or to learn somethingEnjoyment preferred to wealthDeath preferred above God and JusticeTame dog prefers food basin to fleeing hareFox had rather meet one hen than fifty womenOld sweetheart chosen in preference to new[First Edition (Additions and Corrections): J492. Better be consul in Rome than king elsewhere.]Little men preferred to big men. Preacher prefers small men because the intellect has difficulty in reaching to one's heelsChoice: death and revenge preferred to lifeMonk chooses solitude and loneliness to company and temptation. By living alone he escapes sinChoice of friend over mistress. Given the choice of his friend or his mistress, man chooses his friendEagle prefers own offspring to changeling
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"Do not keep bad company": counsel proved wise by experience. Breaking of father's first counsel causes the breaking of all the others
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