μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Man wants roasted honeycomb. Unwilling to admit that he does not know what a honeycomb is, a stupid man asks the innkeeper's wife to roast a slice of honeycomb.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd ignorance. · Absurd ignorance. · view the constellation · filed as J1731.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Childers.
Within the index

Filed under The city person ignorant of the farm.

Filed beside it
The city girl: Do turnips grow in the ground or on trees?

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