μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Absurdities concerning birth of animals, or men. (Cf. J1531.3.)

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever practical retorts. · One absurdity rebukes another. · view the constellation · filed as J1533

Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys.
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Filed under One absurdity rebukes another.

1 finer motif beneath it
[First Edition: J1533.1. Absurdity: mill has given birth to calf. – Oats planted on sea-shore for fish to eat.]
Filed beside it
Borrower's absurdities Adulteress's absurdity rebuked Deer captured in bird-net: water flows upstream. One partner claims a deer he has captured in his bird-net. The other pretends to be watching water flow upstream Ruler's absurdity rebuked One absurdity rebukes another – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
The pot has a child and dies. A borrower returns a pot along with a small one saying that the pot has had a young one. The pots are accepted. He borrows the pot a second time and keeps it. He sends word that the pot has died
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