Sunday, May 15, 2011

Image: Condemnatus Arbor Eligens


M0916 - M0917 - M0918

917. Condemnatus Arbor Eligens. Quidam stultus, condemnatus ad suspendendum, impetravit quod arborem eligeret ubi suspenderetur. Ductus per nemora nusquam invenit arborem in qua suspendi placeret, et sic liberatus est.



M0917 =  Perry633. Source: Odo, Parable 98. This is Perry 633. Compare the fable of the man looking for timber, #832.