μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Liar rewarded by the apes. King of apes asks visitors how they like his children (courtiers). Truthful visitor tells that they are very ugly, and is punished. Liar praises their beauty and receives reward.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Adaptability. · Policy in dealing with the great. · view the constellation · filed as J815.1

Cited in the index
  • general *Types 48*, 68**
  • general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 381
  • general *Gerber MLN IV (1889) 479
  • general Wienert FFC LVI 47 (ET 53), 104 (ST 168)
  • general Alphabet No. 33
  • general Scala Celi No. 36.
Within the index

Filed under Unpleasant truths must be withheld from the great.

Filed beside it
Brother who conforms to naked people's customs honored. Two brothers go to the land of Naked People. One of the brothers wears clothes and is punished Muddy bath prepared for blemished king
Carried in tale types

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