μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Man kills his rescuer in order to collect reward.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – social. · view the constellation · filed as W154.12

Filed across the traditions
  • Italian Novella Rotunda.
Within the index

Filed under Ingratitude.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Knight is ungrateful for rescue in battle Ungrateful Brahmin brings his wild goose rescuer to king as remedy against leprosy Ungrateful brothers plot against rescuer
Filed beside it
Man dismissed after years of service with a pittance Monster ungrateful for rescue Crane pulls bone from wolf's throat: wolf refuses payment. "That you were allowed to take your beak from my throat is payment enough." (Cf. B382.) Hunter beats dog which has grown old in his service Dog tries to bite man rescuing him from well Ungrateful wanderer pulls nut tree to pieces to get the nuts Wanderers in shade of plane tree blame it for not bearing fruit Grateful animals; ungrateful man. A traveler saves a monkey, a snake, a tiger, and a jeweler from a pit. The monkey gives him fruit; the tiger a necklace of a princess he has killed. The jeweler accuses the rescuer before the king. The serpent saves him by biting the prince and then showing the man the proper remedy Man rescued from drowning kills rescuer Snake kills ungrateful tamer Tiger returns rope to former captor: rewarded by having tail cut off Benefactor falsely accused of theft by ungrateful youth Woman who saves suitor from death is later condemned to die by the ingrate Kind magistrate is victim of ingratitude. Gives lawbreaker a light sentence. The latter seduces the magistrate's wife Ruler persecutes his friends and is kind to his enemies. Is killed Man beheads rescuer for leaving him so long in pain

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