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Motifs
- Animals keep religious precepts. B251.6
- Precepts of the lion to his sons. Only the younger keeps them and is successful. J22
- Precept of the lion to his sons: beware of man. J22.1
- Precept of the lion to his sons: honor the woods. J22.2
- Precept of the lion to his sons: keep peace with the neighbors. J22.3
- Think thrice before you speak. The youth obeys literally the precept even when he sees the master's coat on fire. J2516.1
- Escape by posing as preceptor of tiger's deceased father. K601.1
- Fulfillment of precepts rewarded. Q20.2
- Precepts heard from Buddha in person. V212.2
Tale types
- ATU 910 The Clever Precepts (previously Precepts Bought or Given Prove Correct)
- ATU 910A The Father's Precepts Disregarded (previously Wise Through Experience)
- ATU 910B The Observance of the Master's Precepts (previously The Servant's Good Counsels)
- ATU 910K Walk to the Ironworks (previously The Precepts and the Uriah Letter)
- ATU 915A The Misunderstood Precepts