Lying is incurable. A father asks about his son. When he hears that he lies, he gives the son up as hopeless. Other sins may be outgrown

Motif

Lying is incurable. A father asks about his son. When he hears that he lies, he gives the son up as hopeless. Other sins may be outgrown.

The nature of life. · The nature of life – miscellaneous motifs. · The nature of sin. · view the constellation · filed as U235

ask the rhapsode about this motif →

Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

Spanish ExemplaKeller.
general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 393

Within the index

Filed under The nature of sin.

1 finer motif beneath it

Liar cannot be healed even when taking bath in the Ganges

Filed beside it

Monk leaves monastery when he sees a devil there tempting brethren. Returns when in the world he sees scores of devils tempting the people Hermit having rebuked youth falls himself when exposed to the same sin No place secret enough for sin False repentance of the sick. Wolf having eaten too much meat promises God to eat no more meat. When he becomes well he eats as before

wander