μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • India*Thompson-Balys.
  • general *Wesselski Märchen 197 No. 7
  • general Nouvelles de Sens Nos. 3, 8
Within the index

Filed under Riddling remarks of traveling companion interpreted by girl (man) at end of journey.

Filed beside it
Man helps traveler and makes riddling remarks. Gives him food, shares his coat in rain, and carries him over stream. Reproaches him with traveling without mother, house, or bridge (nourishment, shelter, or horse)Traveler says he is going to the city to see what has become of the seed he sowed in the street. (What has become of the girl he left in the city to await his return.)One traveler to another: That field (uncut) is already harvested. (Belongs to spendthrift who has already spent the money.)One traveler to another (as they see corpse borne by): He is not entirely dead. (Has left good property.)One traveler to another (when asked how he crossed an unbridged stream): I cross on an ashen bridge. (Found a ford with an ashen staff.)One traveler to another: Is this cup valuable or not? (Is your daughter married or not?)Boy says that travelers should catch the mares (walking sticks that are in the jungle)
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