Uniting against a common enemy

Motif

Uniting against a common enemy.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Forethought. · Forethought in conflicts with others. · Forethought in prevention of others's plans. · view the constellation · filed as J624

Within the index

Filed under Forethought in prevention of others's plans.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Two sheep kill a fox who has licked up the blood they have spilled in a fight Sheep-dogs stop quarreling to hunt wolf who has raided the flock Enemy brothers unite to fight a common enemy

Filed beside it

Destruction of enemy's weapons Preventing the birth of enemies Prevention of hostility by inspiring fear in enemy Prevention of hostilities by agreeing to demands while in danger. Barber makes heavy demands of customer while the razor is at his throat. Customer agrees but after the shave throws the barber out Prevention of hostilities by disarming the suspect. Later learned that he is a fugitive murderer Dissuasion from suicide. Man dissuades simpleton from hanging himself by telling him that hell is a place of pain and torments Crab takes hold of heron's neck and fearing attack cuts neck and kills him King takes measures against assassination

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