μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Filed under The unpromising surpasses the promising.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Ignorant steward straightens his master's accounts. The educated stewards have always cheated. The ignorant puts his belongings in one box, his master's in another. Both master and steward gainFarmer surpasses astronomer and doctor in predicting weather and choosing food
Filed beside it
Stupid person surpasses cleverPupil surpasses masterPoor man surpasses richUgly preferred to pretty sisterNeglected surpasses favorite childTardy surpasses punctualSlowness surpasses hastePeasant girl outwits princeDaughter succeeds on quest where son failsScorning stops when it turns out that the scorned has saved the king by fighting alone against fourDisagreeable and disliked child surpasses the likeable oneUnpromising hero kills those who scorn him

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