Dissatisfaction — Mythoi

Motif

Dissatisfaction.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – personal. · view the constellation · filed as W128

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Unfavorable traits of character – personal.

6 finer motifs beneath it

Hog tired of his daily food. Goes to the judge and gets better food assigned to him, but the fox cheats him out of it Dissatisfied fox. In kingdom of lions laments that he always gets the worst bits of food Dissatisfied rivers complain against sea. Say that it makes their water unusable Peacock dissatisfied with his voice Monk dissatisfied with things as he has them is admonished to take what he receives from God Sparrow dissatisfied with pond water wants to go to sea

Filed beside it

Laziness Slovenliness. (Cf. Q322.) Vanity Boastfulness Cowardice Indecision. (Cf. J1040.) Gluttony Disobedience Petulance Profligacy Inconsistency False modesty Curiosity Talkativeness

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Fault-finding punished. (Cf. Q431.12, Q451.4.6, Q557.8, W128.)

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