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Motifs
- Culture hero spares certain evil spirits. Old Age, Cold, Poverty, and Hunger beg the culture hero not to destroy them because of their real usefulness to man. A531.1
- Pine and thornbush dispute as to their usefulness. Beauty of form does not give worth; pine grows slowly but it will withstand storms. J242.2
- Usefulness better than speed. J243
- The belly and the members. Debate as to their usefulness. All mutually useful. J461.1
- Tail and head of serpent quarrel as to usefulness. J461.1.1
- Tobacco, pipe, and match debate usefulness to smoker. J461.3
- Deer, opossum, and snake each render indispensable aid to man. Foolishly debate their usefulness. J461.4
- Senseless debates about usefulness. J466
- Cock killed by his captors in spite of his plea of usefulness to man. U33
- Gray hair the symbol of departed usefulness. Z155