Lion divides slain bullock. The thief who demands half of the bullock driven off; the traveler who modestly withdraws invited to take half

Motif

Lion divides slain bullock. The thief who demands half of the bullock driven off; the traveler who modestly withdraws invited to take half.

Rewards and punishments. · Rewards and punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q3.2

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general Wienert FFC LVI 70 (ET 342), 140 (ST 459).

Within the index

Filed under Moderate request rewarded; immoderate punished.

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Woodsman and the gold axe. A woodsman lets his axe fall into the water. Hermes comes to his rescue. Takes out a gold axe but the woodsman says that it is not his. The same with a silver axe. Finally he is given his own axe and rewarded for his modest choice. His companion tries this plan and loses his axe

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