μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Avoid hasty punishment.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Prudence and Discretion. · Wisdom of deliberation. · view the constellation · filed as J571.4

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Filed under Avoid hasty judgment.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Man has disinterested party punish servant for him lest he himself be unfair in his anger Master when angry will not punish servant who has ruined him
Filed beside it
When in anger say the alphabet. Man thus restrained from hasty judgment King given three wheels to control his anger King in anger punishes misdeed on Easter day. Is almost killed himself in retaliation. He submits and says that he deserves this punishment for hasty action King restrained from hasty judgment by being told story Judge not that you be not judged: thus judge upbraided when he is later accused in court and claims mercy Answer questions of a fool the next day Unpaid servant refuses to blame master: later rewarded

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