μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Ingratitude.

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Man trades an egg for a needle, demands treat of a gill of rum, the traditional reward for traders. The storekeeper gives him the rum; he asks for an egg in it. The storekeeper breaks an egg (the one he has just traded the needle for) into the rum. It has two yolks; the trader asks for two needles
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Man dismissed after years of service with a pittanceMonster ungrateful for rescueCrane 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 serviceDog tries to bite man rescuing him from wellUngrateful wanderer pulls nut tree to pieces to get the nutsWanderers in shade of plane tree blame it for not bearing fruitGrateful 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 remedyMan rescued from drowning kills rescuerSnake kills ungrateful tamerTiger returns rope to former captor: rewarded by having tail cut offMan kills his rescuer in order to collect rewardBenefactor falsely accused of theft by ungrateful youthWoman who saves suitor from death is later condemned to die by the ingrateKind magistrate is victim of ingratitude. Gives lawbreaker a light sentence. The latter seduces the magistrate's wifeRuler persecutes his friends and is kind to his enemies. Is killed

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