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

Motif

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.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – social. · view the constellation · filed as W154.8

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Scholars’ trail — 13references

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Jewishbin Gorion Born Judas 2d ed. IV 51, 277, Neuman
India*Thompson-Balys
AfricaFrobenius Atlantis IX 385f. Nos. 103, 104, (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 163 No. 32, (Zanzibar): Bateman 81ff. No. 6.
general *Type 160
general Chauvin II 106 No. 71
general *Penzer V 157 n. 1
general Cosquin Études 22ff.
general Moe Samlede Skrifter I 192ff.
general *BP IV 139
general *Wesselski Theorie 82ff.
general *Oesterley No. 119
general Fb "ulvgrav"
general Bødker Exempler 304 No. 25. Spanish Exempla: Keller

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Filed under Ingratitude.

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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 Man rescued from drowning kills rescuer Snake kills ungrateful tamer Tiger returns rope to former captor: rewarded by having tail cut off Man kills his rescuer in order to collect reward 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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