The eagles and the ravens
The eagle and the raven is a fairy tale . It is in Ludwig Bechstein's New German Book of Fairy Tales at position 37 and comes from Antonius von Pforr's The Book of Examples of the Wise Men (Chapter 5: From the Ravens and the Aars ).
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The ravens are attacked by the eagles. The raven king consults his councilors. The first advises to flee from the superior eagles. The second wants to arm for war, the third to negotiate, the fourth to seek allies. The fifth finally states that he knows the reason for the eagles' hatred, but only wants to tell the king in private.
origin
The fact that the most experienced advice speaks first creates a step up to more daring advice. The text serves, at least with Bechstein, as a prelude to the following up to No. 44, all from Antonius von Pforr's The Book of Examples of the Ancient Wise , a translation of the Indian Panchatantra .
literature
- Hans-Jörg Uther (Ed.): Ludwig Bechstein. New German fairy tale book. After the edition of 1856, text-critically revised and indexed. Diederichs, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-424-01372-2 , pp. 224-230, 294.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Jörg Uther (Ed.): Ludwig Bechstein. New German fairy tale book. After the edition of 1856, text-critically revised and indexed. Diederichs, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-424-01372-2 , p. 294.