Man thanks earth for saving his life; had he fallen into well he would have blamed Fortune

Motif

Man thanks earth for saving his life; had he fallen into well he would have blamed Fortune.

Chance and fate. · The ways of luck and fate. · Nature of luck and fate. · Luck and fate personified. · view the constellation · filed as N111.4.1

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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Italian NovellaRotunda.
general Wienert FFC LVI 81 (ET 470), 125 (ST 341)
general Halm Aesop No. 316

Within the index

Filed under Fortune's dealings with men.

Carried in tale types

Devil Always Blamed · ATU 8461 recorded variant

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