μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Presumption of the lowly.

18 finer motifs beneath it
Dog proud of his clog. Thinks that the clog on his neck is a decorationBad singer thinks he is talented: driven from theatreFlute-player thinks song meant for the prince is sung to him. Punished for presumptionAss who carried divine image thinks people bow before himDisdain of the wolf for the dog. Is fleeing from dog's master not from himGnats think they have thrown horse down. He has only rolled overCrow thinks harvesters are stealing his grainWoman in finery in church thinks people are standing up to see her when they rise at gospel readingSpider thinks that it has held back the windGnats apologize for lighting on bull's horn. He had not felt their weightCrow alighting on falling tree thinks his weight made it fallGlowworm thinks he shines like starsFox thinks his elongated shadow at sunrise makes him as large as elephantJackal falls into dye vat, tries to pose as peacock: detectedAnimals each think moon shines for his benefitOwl thinks echoes of his hoots are sounds of praiseRat imagines himself owner of camel. He is attached to camel by stringRag accidentally in king's wardrobe thinks it is a ribbon
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Lowly masks as greatLowly animal tries to move among his superiors. DetectedFoolish boast of ancestry by lowlyLowly tries in vain to be greater than he isAmbitious branch chosen king of trees. Vine and fig tree have refusedPresumptuous man before the works of Michelangelo says: "I too am a master"Mole pretends that he sees, smells, and hears. His mother tells him to claim no more senses than he hasFlies try to drink water from elephant's ears. He kills themOne cock takes glory of another's valor. Victor in cock fight crows over his victory. He is taken off by eagle. A second cock then comes out from hiding and struts about among the hensAss in the potter's shop. (Bull in china shop.) Only breaks the potsKid perched on house jeers at wolf. (Cf. J978.)Hare demands equal rights for all animals. Reprimanded for presumptionDay after Feast Day disputes importance with Feast Day. Former reprimandedAfter one day of schooling children are ordered by their father to cease associating with the unlearnedBoaster of victory over a weaker person reprimandedPresumptuous smith chants the Divine Comedy. Dante throws his tools in the street. Blacksmith: "You ruin my work!" Dante: "You ruin mine!"

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