Monk's enemies quarrel and thus save him. Robber who wants to steal monk's cow and devil who wants to steal his soul quarrel as to which shall begin first; they thus awaken him and the neighbors

Motif

Monk's enemies quarrel and thus save him. Robber who wants to steal monk's cow and devil who wants to steal his soul quarrel as to which shall begin first; they thus awaken him and the neighbors.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Prudence and Discretion. · Wisdom of caution. · view the constellation · filed as J581.3

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.
general Chauvin II 97 No. 53
general Bødker Exempler 296 No. 58

Within the index

Filed under Foolishness of noise-making when enemies overhear.

Filed beside it

Wolf as dog's guest sings. He has drunk too much and sings in spite of the dog's warning. He is killed Paramour who insists on quarreling with mistress about escape caught by her husband. He finds the escape different from that which had been described to him Drones dispute possession of honey. Ordered to make honey. Dispossessed Kites and crows quarrel over division of wounded fox. Meantime fox escapes

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