μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

King called baker's son: he has given the poet only loaves of bread. King sees jest and rewards poet.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Adaptability. · Policy in dealing with the great. · view the constellation · filed as J816.2

Cited in the index
  • general Nouvelles Récréations No. 4.
Within the index

Filed under Tact in reproving the great.

Filed beside it
King brought to sense of duty by feigned conversation of birds. Philosopher pretends to know bird's language and to be translating what they tell him King brought to sense of duty by woman's words. Drunken king sentences unjustly. Woman asks to appear before the king before he has dined. Her case is retried Woman tactfully restrains amorous king

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