Laziness punished; industry rewarded — Mythoi

Motif

Laziness punished; industry rewarded.

Rewards and punishments. · Rewards and punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q5

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Filed under Rewards and punishments.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Lazy jackal punished; industrious pig rewarded Lazy owl punished; industrious hummingbird rewarded

Filed beside it

Hospitality rewarded – opposite punished Kind and unkind. Churlish person disregards requests of old person (animal) and is punished. Courteous person (often youngest brother or sister) complies and is rewarded Moderate request rewarded; immoderate punished Humble rewarded, haughty punished Good thoughts rewarded, bad punished Deity descends and makes king and wronged subject change places