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 — Mythoi

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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.

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

Cited in the index

general Chauvin II, 116 No. 93.

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Filed under Wisdom (knowledge) acquired from observation.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Understanding of universality of death from watching animals prey on one another King descends to bottom of sea in glass barrel to learn wisdom from observing fish

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Sight of deformed witches causes man to release wife from spinning duty. They tell him that their deformity has come from too much spinning Army saved from ambush by observation of birds' movements. Birds fly from part of woods in which ambushed men lie Ruler learns lesson from the example of an exiled king. Rewards the exile rather than a successful merchant Unscrupulous conduct of business learned from observation of usurer's own practices and used against him Hare instructs his sons to use their eyes to advantage Observation of dying people for a year takes man's thoughts from lust Ducklings take to water from instinct. Bridegroom thus brought to understand bride's expertness in lovemaking Birds having learned their possible dangers are forced from nest by mother Drops of water make hollow in stone: thus repeated impressions penetrate mind

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