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Motifs
- Extraordinarily beautiful mantle. None surpasses it. F821.4
- Youngest brother surpasses elder as thief. K308
- The unpromising surpasses the promising. L140
- Stupid person surpasses clever. L141
- Inept child eventually surpasses others. L141.4
- Pupil surpasses master. L142
- Pupil surpasses thieves in stealing. L142.1
- Pupil surpasses magician. L142.2
- Son surpasses father in skill. L142.3
- Poor man surpasses rich. L143
- Ignorant surpasses learned man. L144
- Farmer surpasses astronomer and doctor in predicting weather and choosing food. L144.2
- Neglected surpasses favorite child. L146
- Tardy surpasses punctual. L147
- Slowness surpasses haste. L148
- Disagreeable and disliked child surpasses the likeable one. L155
- Beggar with small bag surpasses the one with the large. Latter refuses all but large donations; gets none. L251