μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Stinginess.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Farmer gets help up early in morning for a light breakfast: a glass of water and a lanternStingy farmer encourages help by promise of hot lunch. The servant discovers that the hot lunch is a mustard sandwichMaster insists that maid whistle when she brings in the dessert. He is afraid she will eat the raisins out of the cakesMaster insists that servants whistle as they pick strawberries so that they cannot eat any
Filed beside it
Fox spoils his food rather than divide with apeMan had rather be burned alive than to share food with a guestStingy dead woman raises her head to correct account of laundress, who is overcharging her daughterStingy man forced to share his money when he lies and says he has noneStingy woman will not give soup to man until she spills it. Then she says he may have the soupStingy king will not hire soldiers: defeatedSpider in stingy woman's house grows thinStingy horse refuses ass little feed, though he promises much for later timeStingy man cancels invitations to his guests. "It is better that they speak ill of me on an empty stomach than on a full one."Drummer drums for own wedding so as to save expenseStingy men love possessions so much that they wear out their feet to save shoesThe stingy man and his animalsMan who insists on using everything that is usefulStingy man does not eat butter; only looks at it and enjoys the thoughtWife of stingy man prays that her husband become sick so that she can get better foodWife keeps half of the money she plans to give for a shrine

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