King descends to bottom of sea in glass barrel to learn wisdom from observing fish

Motif

King descends to bottom of sea in glass barrel to learn wisdom from observing fish.

The wise and the foolish. · Acquisition and possession of wisdom (knowledge). · Wisdom (knowledge) acquired from observation. · view the constellation · filed as J52.2

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller.

Within the index

Filed under King observes retaliation among animals: becomes just. Dog breaks fox's foot; man breaks dog's; horse breaks man's leg; horse steps in hole and breaks his.

Filed beside it

Understanding of universality of death from watching animals prey on one another

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