Peasants in city inn order whole portion of mustard

Motif

Peasants in city inn order whole portion of mustard.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd ignorance. · Absurd ignorance. · view the constellation · filed as J1742.3

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LivonianLoorits FFC LXVI No. 1316*.

Within the index

Filed under The countryman in the great world.

1 finer motif beneath it

Countryman visiting rich relative in the city refuses to eat dessert: "No, I am not hungry."

Filed beside it

Countryman expects to find persons from his own village when he travels to another land His address: a big high house. Mayor asked about where he lives, names his village and directs the enquirer to a big high house Peasant surprised that king is not larger than other men Countryman misunderstands comforts of city. Thinks latrine is kitchen, refuses to take a walk because he fears high houses will fall upon him, etc

Carried in tale types

Farmers are Unacquainted with Mustard (previously Peasants in a City Order a Whole Portion of Mustard) · ATU 1339D1 recorded variant

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