Foolish married couples. (Cf. J1701, J1702.)

Motif

Foolish married couples. (Cf. J1701, J1702.)

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Fools (general). · Association with fools. · Association with fools. · view the constellation · filed as J1713

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

general *Type 1430.

Within the index

Filed under Association with fools.

1 finer motif beneath it

How he knew she was baking cakes. Husband actually knows from observation but wife thinks he has supernatural knowledge and spreads his fame

Filed beside it

Numskulls go a-travelling. (Cf. J1742.)Numskulls quarrel over a greeting. Three men greeted by a stranger. Quarrel as to whom he greeted. "I greeted the biggest fool among you." A contest is held in which tales are told to decide which is the biggest fool Association of wise men with fools A fool objects to fools as companions. Leaves when placed between two fools at table Three silly pundits sent to a raja as the two-footed cattle he had demanded

Travels with

Stupid wife Stupid husband

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