King rewards knight with large sum of money. Chancellor: "If you saw such a sum it would seem large to you." King answers that it looks small and doubles it — Mythoi

Motif

King rewards knight with large sum of money. Chancellor: "If you saw such a sum it would seem large to you." King answers that it looks small and doubles it.

Traits of character. · Favorable traits of character. · Kindness. · view the constellation · filed as W11.12.1

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella *Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under The generous correction. Ruler asks treasurer to give man 200 crowns. Treasurer makes error and puts down 300. Ruler raises sum to 400. "I can't allow your pen to be more liberal than I."

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