Diverse complementary helpers outperform any single mighty individual

Evidence

Through the perfect teamwork of their three different gifts — none of which could have done it alone — the prince and his companions broke the wizard’s power, freed the princess just before the last of her turned to stone, and restored her to life. The Czechs tell it to delight in cleverness and cooperation: that a hero who is wise enough to gather friends with gifts different from his own, and to value each one, can accomplish what no single person, however mighty, ever could alone. — , A Year of World Stories, 13892

Categorization

• XREF: The ‘helpers with magic gifts’ motif repeats across the Persian and Slovak analogues mentioned in this same chapter; also echoes team-diversity arguments.