J. The Wise and the Foolish
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J. The Wise and the Foolish
J0–199 Acquisition and Possession of Wisdom (Knowledge)
21:
Counsels proved wise by experience
21.1:
“Consider the end”
21.2.3:
“Do not draw your sword against the innocent”: counsel proved wise by experience
21.12:
“Rue not a thing that is past”
21.13:
“Never believe what is beyond belief”
21.14:
“Never try to reach the unattainable”
21.41:
Advice against sleep in strange circumstances “Be cautious before allowing yourself to fall asleep in a strange place.” Counsel proved wise by experience
21.52:
Counsels proved wise by experience–miscellaneous
50:
Wisdom (knowledge) acquired from observation
80:
Wisdom (knowledge) taught by parable
99:
Wisdom (knowledge) taught by parable
100:
Wisdom (knowledge) taught by necessitiy
101:
Crow drops pebbles into water jug so as to be able to drink
120:
Wisdom learned from children
121:
Ungrateful son reproved by naive action of his own son: preparing for old age- man gives his old father half a carpet to keep him warm- child keeps the other half and tells his father that he is keeping it for him when he grows old
125.2.1:
Child unwittingly betrays his mother’s adultery
130:
Wisdom (knowledge) acquired from animals
132:
Mouse teaches her child to fear quiet cats but not noisy cocks
140:
Wisdom (knowledge) through education
141:
Youth educated by seven [six] sages
144:
Well-trained kid does not open to wolf
146.2:
(Li) The educated youth
| MdB:
|
EvOTr 120
(1175/80),
GvSTr 2757,
GvSTr 3484,
GvSTr 3644
(>1210) |
| MR:
|
HvAGr 1137
(1190/1200),
JohV 173,
JohV 235
(1400/50?),
JvWW 519
(1314),
KvWE 217,
KvWE 636
(<1260),
KvWP 314
(1277) |
| HE:
|
WDieB 21,
WDieD 2
(ca. 1250) |
| MN:
|
SchKA 1,
SchKB 1
(>1200) |
| OR:
|
HerEA 999999
(1160/70),
HerEB 70
(1208/09),
HerED 85
(1290) |
| RoA:
|
GrAlx 284
(1397),
HvFLvT 3185
(after 1190),
HvNAp 2663,
HvNAp 14930,
HvNAp 15789
(1300),
OttEr 385
(after 1215) |
151:
Wisdom from old person
152:
Wisdom (knowledge) from sage (teacher)
152.3:
Philosopher instructs youth regarding conduct
154:
Wise words of dying father [king]
155:
Wisdom (knowledge) from women
155.4:
Wife as adviser
157:
Wisdom (knowledge) from dream
163:
Wisdom purchased
163.1:
Man buys a pennyworth of wit
165:
Tree of knowledge
166:
Wisdom from books
175:
Wisdom from young man
179:
Other means of acquiring wisdom (knowledge)–miscellaneous
191:
Wise men
191.1:
Salomon as wise man.
192.2:
Wisdom from Egypt
J200–499 Choices
200:
Choices
210:
Choice between evils
211:
Choice: free poverty or enslaved wealth
211.2:
Town mouse and country mouse
215:
Present evil preferred to change for worse
216:
Choice of deaths
216.5:
Early death with fame preferred
217.0.1:
Unsatisfactory life preferred to death [danger of death]
217.0.2:
(G) Life preferred to death
218:
Enemies make peace rather than slay each other [pursue each other by law]
221.1.1:
Senator overlooks wife’s adultery rather than impair his reputation
225:
Choice: apparent injustice over greater wrong
225.0.1:
Angel and hermit
225.3:
Angel takes cup from old man
225.4:
Angel (Jesus) kills man
225.5:
Angel kills man because he loves his child too much [kills child as his parents love him too much]
227:
Death preferred to other evils
227.1:
Death preferred to captivity
227.2:
Death preferred to dishonor
229:
Choice between evils–miscellaneous
229.17.1:
(G) Choice: humiliating punishment, captivity or single combat
230:
Choice: real and apparent values
231:
Wisdom chosen above all else
242.5:
Peacock and crane (in beauty contest)
247:
Goodness [honor] preferred to wealth
260:
Choice between worth and appearance
264:
Apparent beauty may be of the least importance
267:
Choice between flattering lies and unflattering truths
280:
Quality preferred to quantity
320:
Present values preferred to future
321:
Present possessions preferred to future possibilities
340:
Choices: little gain, big loss
341.1:
Fox prefers to bear weight of his tail rather than give part of it to ape
344:
What one has is neglected in search for other things
346:
Better be content with what you have than try to get more and lose everything
347:
Wealth and glory sacrificed for freedom and virtue
350:
Choices- Small inconveniences, large gain
369:
Small inconvenience, large gain–miscellaneous
369.2:
Ape throws away nut because of its bitter rind
391.1:
Lamb chooses her foster-mother, the she-goat
400:
Choice of associates
401:
Scarcity of real friends
410:
Association of equals and unequals
414:
Marriage with equal or with unequal
421:
Subordination of weak to strong
425.1:
Earthen and brazen pots in river
429:
Association of strong and weak–miscellaneous
441:
Profitable association of young and old
441.1:
Old ox yoked with young ox
445.2:
Foolish marriage of old man and young girl
461.1:
The belly and the members
480:
Other choices
482.1:
Woman refuses second marriage. If husband is good she will fear to lose him; if bad, she will repent
482.1.1:
Woman refuses second marriage. Her husband abides in her heart
491:
Old sweetheart chosen in preference to new
494:
Choice: death and revenge preferred to life
J500–599 Prudence and discretion
512:
Animal should not try to change his nature
| MN:
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GvMFa 15,
GvMFa 27,
GvMFa 46,
GvMFa 58,
GvMFa 87,
GvMFa 90,
GvMFa 91,
GvMFa 120
(>1270),
UBEd 20,
UBEd 46,
UBEd 49,
UBEd 64
(ca. 1345) |
514:
One should not be too greedy
551:
Intemperate zeal in truth-telling
552.6:
Boast at home
572:
Wisdom of deliberation in fight
580:
Wisdom of caution
J600–799 Forethought
610:
Forethought in conflict with others–general
611:
Wise man, before entering a quarrel, considers how it will end
612:
Wise man considers whom he is attacking
612.1:
Flea and fever exchange night-lodgings
613.1:
Frogs fear increase of sun’s power which will dry up all their puddles [Animals fear that sun’s children will destroy everything]
620:
Forethought in prevention of others’s plans
| MdB:
|
Lanc1 77
(<1250),
PlMel 7965
(<1270) |
| CdG:
|
KEmd 1383
(1354),
KM1 392,
KM1 815,
KM1 914,
KM1 10414
(1315/20),
KM3 95
(1320/40),
UvTRW 35966
(>1243) |
| HE:
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BitD 2573
(ca. 1250),
NL 19
(1191/1204) |
| MN:
|
GvMFa 56,
GvMFa 113
(>1270),
StrPA 1056
(>1220/50),
UBEd 96
(ca. 1345) |
| OR:
|
KRot 3965
(ca. 1160/70) |
| RoA:
|
RvEAlx 8343
(1235/1254),
StrAlx 2547
(1170),
UvEAlx 20255
(1278/83) |
621:
Destruction of enemy’s weapons
621.1:
The swallow and the hemp-seeds
623:
Prevention of hostility by inspiring fear in enemy
625:
Prevention of hostilities by agreeing to demands while in danger.
628:
Dissuasion from suicide
640:
Avoidance of others’ power
641:
Escaping before enemy can strike
642:
Foolishness of surrendering weapons
643:
Care against future tyranny
643.1:
Frogs demand a live king
644.1:
Fox sees all tracks going into lion’s den but none coming out
646:
Disregard advice of your enemy
647:
Avoiding enemy’s revenge
| MdB:
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EvOTr 1163,
EvOTr 1519
(1175/80),
GvSTr 7392,
GvSTr 7511,
GvSTr 7700,
GvSTr 7885,
GvSTr 8633
(>1210) |
| HE:
|
Kudr 29
(>1260),
NL 19,
NL 20,
NL 20
(1191/1204) |
| OR:
|
KRot 3965
(ca. 1160/70),
SaMor 328
(>1200) |
| RoA:
|
HvNAp 5517
(1300) |
651:
Inattention to danger
| HE:
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Kudr 15
(>1260) |
| MN:
|
GvMFa 116
(>1270),
HRFu 41,
HRFu 499
(>1192),
UBEd 3,
UBEd 36
(ca. 1345) |
| RoA:
|
BaAlx 1392,
PLVAlx 1175,
PLVAlx 1395
(1150/60),
RvEAlx 4459
(1235/1254),
SeAlx 2195
(1352),
StrAlx 1612,
StrAlx 1917
(1170),
UvEAlx 15369
(1278/83) |
652:
Inattention to warnings
| MdB:
|
HvdTCr 5780,
HvdTCr 25224
(>1225),
Lanc3 540,
Lanc3 721,
Lanc3 724,
Lanc3 727
(<1250) |
| HE:
|
Kudr 10,
Kudr 25,
Kudr 27
(>1260),
NL 20,
NL 24,
NL 26
(1191/1204) |
| MN:
|
GvMFa 17,
GvMFa 69
(>1270),
HRFu 41,
HRFu 1913
(>1192),
UBEd 23
(ca. 1345),
VNo 163
(>1200) |
| RoA:
|
HMvNT 29,
HMvNT 30,
HMvNT 31,
HMvNT 36,
HMvNT 60
(1390/92),
HvFLvT 905,
HvFLvT 2215,
HvFLvT 2312
(after 1190),
KvWTK 19342,
KvWTK 23230,
KvWTK 38946,
KvWTK 43965,
KvWTK 45120
(1281/87),
OttEr 2645
(after 1215),
RvEAlx 20921
(1235/1254),
TrojEl 61,
TrojEl 116
(1375) |
657:
Care in selecting the creature to carry one
657.2:
Tortoise [snail] lets self be carried by eagle
670:
Forethought in defences against others
| CdG:
|
UvTRW 11352,
UvTRW 15274
(>1243),
WvEW 85
(1210/20) |
| MR:
|
MaBe 24
(1270/80),
ReivB 22050
(>1291) |
| HE:
|
AT 331
(1275),
BitD 3145
(ca. 1250),
Kudr 5,
Kudr 27
(>1260),
NL 7,
NL 24,
NL 28,
NL 31
(1191/1204) |
| MN:
|
GvMFa 117
(>1270),
UBEd 69
(ca. 1345) |
| RoA:
|
RvEAlx 20983,
RvEAlx 21017
(1235/1254) |
671.1:
Belling the cat
672:
Defences by strenghtening one’s own weakest spots
672.1:
Ears stopped with wax to avoid enchanting song. Odysseus and the sirens.
684:
Alliances with the strong
684.2:
Foolishness of taking on too strong a partner
689:
Forethought in alliances–miscellaneous
710:
Forethought in provision for food
711.1:
Ant and lazy cricket (grasshopper)
740:
Forethought in provision for shelter
755:
All aspects of a plan must be foreseen
J800–849 Adaptability
810:
Policy in dealing with the great
811.1.1:
Lion divides the booty
815:
Unpleasant truths must be withheld from the great
815.1:
Liar rewarded by the apes
829:
Dealing with the great–miscellaneous
| MR:
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HvBKF 3368
(1400) |
| MN:
|
GvMFa 16,
GvMFa 118,
GvMFa 121
(>1270),
HRFu 1873
(>1192),
UBEd 5,
UBEd 11,
UBEd 14,
UBEd 21,
UBEd 78
(ca. 1345) |
| RoA:
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BaAlx 3901
(1150/60),
GrAlx 1127
(1397),
StrAlx 6305
(1170),
UvEAlx 3271,
UvEAlx 24078
(1278/83) |
830:
Adaptability (to overpowering force)
832:
Reeds bend before wind (flood)
J850–899 Consolation in misfortune
870:
Consolation by pretending that one does not want the thing he cannot have
871:
The fox and the sour grapes
881.1:
More timid than the hare
883:
Poor man consoles self by thinking of misfortunes of rich
893:
Consolation: spiritual recom-pense for (temporal) misfortune
J900–999 Humility
900:
Humility
903:
Humility one of the qualifications of a prophet
910:
Humility of the great
911:
Wise man acknowledges his ignorance
950:
Presumption of the lowly
951.2:
Jay [crow] in peacock’s skin [feathers] unmasked
953:
Self-deception of the lowly
953.1:
Dog proud of his clog [bell]
953.2:
Bad singer thinks he is talented (driven from theatre)
955:
Lowly tries in vain to be greater than he is
955.1:
Frog tries in vain to be as big as ox
956:
Ambitious branch chosen king of trees [Ambitious broom stands for king of trees]
974:
Kid perched on house jeers at wolf [horse-fly molests busy mule]
J1000–1099 Other aspects of wisdom
1020:
Strength in unity
1032:
Stag found by master when overlooked by servants
1041.2:
Miller, his son, and the ass: trying to please everyone
1050:
Attention to warnings
1060:
Miscellaneous aspects of wisdom
1061.1:
The cock and the pearl: prefers a single corn to a peck of pearls
1062.1:
Frog as { beauty} doctor unable to cure his own ugliness [to cure himself]
1075.1:
Woman tests enduring power of gossip by having a servant ride through streets on a flayed ass [by sending a flayed ass to town]
1089:
(Bm) Courteous knight obtains food rude knight was denied
1089.1:
(G) Courteous knight obtains what rude knight was denied
J1100–1249 Clever persons and acts
1110:
Clever persons
1111:
Clever girl
1111.1.1:
Princess skillful in pleading
1111.6:
Clever maidservant.
1112:
Clever wife
1113:
Clever boy [youth, knight]
| MdB:
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EvOTr 1221
(1175/80),
GvSTr 2687,
GvSTr 2757
(>1210),
Lanc1 92,
Lanc1 94,
Lanc1 95,
Lanc1 449,
Lanc2 167
(<1250),
PlMel 5916,
PlMel 6226
(<1270),
StrDan 811,
StrDan 986,
StrDan 1115,
StrDan 1291,
StrDan 1424,
StrDan 1513,
StrDan 2020,
StrDan 2110,
StrDan 2165,
StrDan 3814,
StrDan 4519,
StrDan 4663,
StrDan 4770,
StrDan 5715,
StrDan 6983,
StrDan 7135
(>1220/50) |
| MR:
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KobS 2168
(>1350),
KvWP 562
(1277) |
| MN:
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UBEd 97
(ca. 1345) |
| RoA:
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KvWTK 1648
(1281/87) |
1114:
Clever servant
1115.6:
Clever peasant
1115.10.2:
Clever minister [counsellor]
1118:
Clever bird [general: clever animals]
1118.1:
Clever parrot
1141.1:
Guilty person deceived into gesture (act) which admits guilt
1145.1:
Murderer detected by actions of murdered man’s dog. Attacks murderer whenever possible
1146:
Detection by strewing ashes (sand) [flour]: lover leaves footprint.
1149.1:
Feigned madness unmasked by threatening man’s child
1150:
Cleverness connected with the giving of evidence
1151:
Testimony of witness cleverly discredited
1154:
Witness discredited by inability to tell details
1160:
Clever pleading
1161.1:
The three joint depositors [two joint merchants] may have their money [goods] back when all demand it
1162:
Plea by admitting accusation and discomfiting accuser
1169:
Clever pleading–miscellaneous
1172:
Judgment as rebuke to unjust plaintiff
1172.3:
Ungrateful animal returned to captivity
1174:
Clever decisions concerning kissing and rape
1176:
Decisions based on experimental tests
1179:
Clever judicial decisions–misc.
1180:
Clever means of avoiding legal punishment
1189:
Clever means of avoiding legal punishment–miscellaneous
1190:
Cleverness in the law court–miscellaneous
1192:
The bribed [false] judge
1212:
Judge put out of countenance
1249:
Clever dividing–miscellaneous
J1250–1499 Clever verbal retorts (repartee)
1251:
Baffling malice with ready answers
1252:
Quibbling answers
1262:
Repartee based on doctrinal discussions
1264:
Repartee concerning clerical incontinence
1280:
Repartee with the ruler
1289:
Repartee with ruler (judge, etc.)–miscellaneous
1289.10:
King cannot destroy the city
1314:
The road to Heaven–To doctor “If this is the way to get to Heaven (drinking), I don’t want to know any other”
1320:
Repartee concerning drunkenness
1321:
The unrepentant drunkard
1344:
Unwelcome guest tells about the hidden food–Having seen his hostess hide it, he tells about it the form of a tale
1358:
No thanks to the messenger
1399:
Retorts concerning thefts–miscellaneous
1421:
Peace among the animals
1434:
Strenuous cure for madness
1440:
Repartee–miscellaneous
1454:
The lion and the statue [painting]
1485:
Mistaken identity
1492:
Trickster artist hoodwinks king: Cuckold’s [illegitimate child’s] eyes cannot see picture, King pretends to see the picture- Courtiers reveal that there is no picture
J1500–1649 Clever practical retorts
1510:
The cheater cheated
1527:
Dream answered by dream
1530:
One absurdity rebukes another
1532:
Adulteress’s absurdity rebuked
1532.1:
The snow-child: A sailor’s wife bears a son in his absence and says that it came from eating snow. Later the husband makes away with the boy and says he melted in the sun
1540:
Retorts between husband and wife
1541:
Husband outwits his wife
1545:
Wife outwits her husband
1545.10:
(Tu) Small cause for complaint–One-eyed groom rebukes his bride for loss of virginity
1546:
Overcurious wife [mother] learns of the senate’s deliberations
1551:
Imaginary debt and payment
1560:
Practical retorts: hosts and guests
1561:
Inhospitality repaid
1563.5:
Guests frightened away by housewife.
1565.1:
Fox and crane [stork] invite each other
1600:
Practical retorts–miscellaneous
1625:
Armies like seeds and peppercorns
J1650–1699 Miscellaneous clever acts
1661:
Clever deductions
1662:
The cat’s only trick
1675:
Clever arguing with a king
1675.2:
Clever ways of breaking bad news to a king [queen] (who will kill bearer of bad tidings)
1682:
(Taunts of charioteer) to arouse anger in master who is losing battle so that he may fight more vigorously
J1700–1729 Fools
Fools:
1705:
Stupid classes
1706:
Stupid animals
J1730–1749 Absurd ignorance
1730:
Absurd ignorance
1730.1:
Hero does not learn his name until after first [particular] adventure.
1734:
Layman’s ignorance of medicine
1738:
Ignorance of religious matters
1744:
Ignorance of marriage relations
1744.1:
Bridegroom does not know what to do on his wedding night
1749:
Absurd ignorance–miscellaneous
J1750–1849 Absurd misunderstandings
1750:
One animal mistaken for another
1758.1:
Tiger [lion] mistaken for goat
1759:
Other mistaken animals
1760:
Animal or person mistaken for something else
1761.1:
Whale thought to be island. Sailors light a fire on his back
1766:
One person mistaken for another
1766.2:
(Bm) Child thinks knights are gods.
1769:
Other creatures with mistaken identity
1770:
Objects with mistaken identity
1771:
Object thought to be animal [man]
1772:
One object thought to be another
1786:
Man thought to be a devil or ghost
1791.3.1:
Wolf [fox] tries to drink well [brook] dry to get cheese
1791.4:
Dog drops his meat for the reflection
1791.7:
Man does not recognize his own reflection in the water
1794:
Statue mistaken for living original
1810:
Physical phenomena misunderstood
1811:
Animal cries misunderstood.
1819:
Physical phenomena misunderstood–miscellaneous
1820:
Inappropriate action from misunderstanding
1824.1:
Other misunderstandings of the communion
1849:
Inappropriate action from misunderstanding–miscellaneous
J1850–1999 Absurd disregard of facts
Simpleton’s:
ignorance of anatomy leads him to share his wife with a priest [knight]
1930:
Absurd disregard of natural laws
1932:
Absurd practices connected with crops
1960:
Other absurd disregard of facts
J2000–2050 Absurd absent-mindedness
2010:
Uncertainty about own identity.
2013:
Man made to believe that he is someone else
J2050–2199 Absurd short-sightedness
2051:
Wise man shortsightedly scorned for his advice
2066.5:
Wolf waits in vain for the nurse to throw away the child
2067:
Sacrifice equal to the reward
2071:
Three foolish wishes. Three wishes will be granted: used up foolishly
2072:
Short-sighted wish
2075:
The transferred wish
2080:
Foolish bargains
2102.3:
Bald man aims at fly: hurts his head
2130:
Foolish disregard of personal danger
2131:
Numskull [Fool] injured
2136:
Numskull [Fool] brings about his own capture
2136.5:
Careless thief caught
2137:
Death through lack of foresight
2160:
Other short-sighted acts
2172:
Short-sightedness in caring for live-stock
2173:
Short-sighted fool loses his food
2183:
Disastrous hesitation
2199:
Absurd short-sightedness–miscellaneous
2199.4:
Short-sighted economy
J2260–2299 Absurd scientific theories
2271.1:
The local moon
J2300–2349 Gullible fools
2300:
Gullible fools
2301:
Gullible husbands
2303:
Gullible mother [father]
2311.0.1:
Wife makes her husband believe that he is dead
2311.4:
The dead man speaks up. [A numskull who has lain down thinks he is dead. The wife and the servant are committing adultery before his eyes. He speaks up: “I would have been taken revenge for this, when I was alive”.]
2312:
Naked person made to believe he is clothed
2314:
Layman made to believe that he is a monk
2315:
Wife persuades husband that she has returned immediately
2321:
Man made to believe that he is pregnant
2324:
Wife persuades her husband to have a good tooth pulled
2342:
Husband refuses to believe in wife’s infidelity
2342.5:
Only husband remains ignorant about his wife’s infidelity
2344.1:
(Tu) Monks persuade wives that they must pay tithes as one tenth the number of times of their marital intimacies
2349:
Nature of gullibility–miscellaneous
2349.2:
Wife makes husband believe that her paramour is Death
J2350–2369 Talkative fools
2351.3:
Dupe loses booty through singing
J2370–2399 Inquisitive fools
2370:
Inquisitive fool
J2400–2449 Foolish imitation
2413.1:
Ass tries to caress his master like the dog
2417:
Foolish imitation of leader
J2450–2499 Literal fools
2450:
Literal fool
2460:
Literal obedience
2461.1:
Literal following of instructions about actions
2470:
Metaphors literally interpreted
J2500–2549 Foolish extremes
2500:
Foolish extremes
2516.3.3:
Command to use only one phrase
J2600–2649 Cowardly fools
2600:
Cowardly fool
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