Generosity to saint (god) in disguise rewarded. (Cf. Q1, Q45.1.)

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Generosity to saint (god) in disguise rewarded. (Cf. Q1, Q45.1.)

Rewards and punishments. · Deeds rewarded. · Kindness rewarded. · view the constellation · filed as Q42.3

Scholars’ trail — 7references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

IrishBeal XXI 304, 325, O'Suilleabhain 2, 68
SpanishKeller, Espinosa II No. 86, III Nos. 168–171, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 83–85, 181f., 210
India*Thompson-Balys
Buddhist mythMalalasekera I 485
ChineseGraham.
general Alphabet Nos. 297, 344, 365
general Scala Celi 39b No. 222

Within the index

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Spendthrift knight. Divides his last penny. He is later helped by the grateful person Reward for providing coffins for poor Man frees slave (incognito prince): rewarded when slave becomes king Reward for generosity to king's buffoon. Ruler rewards herald who is generous to his buffoon Reward for tearing out eye when demanded Reward for remitting tribute. (Cf. Q172.7.)Saint gives a man all his credit for good deeds so that the man may go to heaven. Saint is then rewarded with even greater credit. (Cf. Q172.)Cobbler gives new pair of shoes to poor boy and says: "You can pay me when you become archbishop." Generously rewarded many years later

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Hospitality rewarded – opposite punished Angels entertained unawares. Hospitality to disguised saint (angel, god) rewarded. (Cf. Q42.3.)

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