Care in selecting the creature to carry one

Motif

Care in selecting the creature to carry one.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Forethought. · Forethought in conflicts with others. · Avoidance of others' power. · view the constellation · filed as J657

Within the index

Filed under Avoidance of others' power.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Youth trusts self to horse over which he has no control. Thrown off Tortoise lets self be carried by eagle. Dropped and eaten Crane persuades fish to let him change him from one lake into another: he eats fish

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 Inattention to warnings Approaching danger too familiarly Avoiding things which are harmful by nature

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