King kills architect after completion of great building, so that he may never again build one so great. (Cf. S161.0.1, W154.21.)

Motif

King kills architect after completion of great building, so that he may never again build one so great. (Cf. S161.0.1, W154.21.)

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – social. · view the constellation · filed as W181.2

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

general Wesselski Theorie 15
general Ireland, England: Baughman.

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Filed under Jealousy.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Architect kills pupil who has surpassed him in skill Architect commits suicide when he discovers that his pupil has surpassed him in skill

Filed beside it

Sheep jealous of dog because he does nothing. Do not consider that he guards the flock Raven wants to be as white as a swan Jealous fox betrays wolf to peasant and then appropriates wolf's cave and food. Peasant kills him in a few days Raven jealous of partridge's way of flying Jealousy of Venus in the love of Psyche and Cupid Ruler who is jealous of his subjects' happiness prohibits their games

Travels with

Masons who build mausoleum of princess lose their right hands so they may never again construct so fine a building. (Cf. S165.7, W181.2.)Artisan who has built palace blinded so he cannot build another like it. (Cf. S161.0.1, W181.2.)Workers (builder) killed when secret building or grave is finished. (Cf. W181.2.)

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