King for a year provides for future. Knowing that the custom is that he is to be deposed in a year, he sends provisions to a safe place out of the kingdom

Motif

King for a year provides for future. Knowing that the custom is that he is to be deposed in a year, he sends provisions to a safe place out of the kingdom.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Forethought. · Forethought in provision for live. · Forethought in provision for food. · view the constellation · filed as J711.3

Filed across the traditions

Jewish bin Gorion Born Judas IV 36, 275f.
general *Crane Vitry 137 No. 9
general Herbert III 63, 191
general Oesterley Gesta Romanorum No. 224
general *Chauvin II 160 No. 49, 192 No. 9, III 101 No. 8
general Scala Celi No. 134
general Alphabet No. 655. Spanish Exempla: Keller

Within the index

Filed under In time of plenty provide for want.

Filed beside it

Ant and lazy cricket (grasshopper). Lazy bird is put to shame by thrift of industrious bird. In winter he is in distress Improvident mouse eats grain stored for famine. Loss is discovered and grain placed elsewhere. Mouse, who has saved nothing, starves Wise man stores grain against coming famine Industrious ant works always at his harvest to keep it dry. Ant brings stored grain out into sun to keep it safe

Carried in tale types

King for a Year · ATU 944 1 recorded variant

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