Inattention to warnings

Motif

Inattention to warnings.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Forethought. · Forethought in conflicts with others. · Avoidance of others' power. · view the constellation · filed as J652

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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.

Icelandic*Boberg
Missouri FrenchCarrière
West IndiesFlowers 477.

Within the index

Filed under Avoidance of others' power.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Frog persists in living in puddle on road. Disregards advice of another frog and is run over Swallows warn other birds against roosting in tree with glue. They disregard and are caught Man disregards priest's warning that he will seduce his wife. Adultery committed Warnings against certain peoples

Filed beside it

Escaping before enemy can strike Foolishness of surrendering weapons Care against future tyranny Avoiding places which have been fatal to others Avoiding power of future enemy Disregard advice of your enemy Avoiding enemy's revenge Care against future imprisonment Inattention to danger Approaching danger too familiarly Avoiding things which are harmful by nature Care in selecting the creature to carry one

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