μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Wisdom (knowledge) acquired from observation.

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Lazy pupil determines to be more diligent by watching man building home one wattle at a time, and seeing how water fills hole one drop at a time
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Sight of deformed witches causes man to release wife from spinning duty. They tell him that their deformity has come from too much spinningKing observes retaliation among animals: becomes just. Dog breaks fox's foot; man breaks dog's; horse breaks man's leg; horse steps in hole and breaks hisArmy saved from ambush by observation of birds' movements. Birds fly from part of woods in which ambushed men lieRuler learns lesson from the example of an exiled king. Rewards the exile rather than a successful merchantUnscrupulous conduct of business learned from observation of usurer's own practices and used against himHare instructs his sons to use their eyes to advantageObservation of dying people for a year takes man's thoughts from lustDucklings take to water from instinct. Bridegroom thus brought to understand bride's expertness in lovemakingBirds having learned their possible dangers are forced from nest by mother

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