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Proverb
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Submitter comment:
Original Submission Card also had This written by the collector:
Proverbial Comparison
Proverbial Metaphor
The hand that Rocks the cradle rules the world.
A barking dog never bites.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
The Baughman that Callow refers to above may be:
Ernest W. Baughman's Type and Motif-Index of the Folktales of England and North America (1966).
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V700] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Callow has crossed out Proverbial Comparison and A Barking Dog never Bites.
Written across card:
Don't put more than ONE item on a card. Moreover, don't turn in proverb if you don't understand section V of Boggs and Chapter 5 of Baughman.
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Cradle ; Hand ; Maxim ; METAPHOR ; MOTHER ; PROVERB ; Rocks ; Rule ; VERSE ; World
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |