Fool rides tiger thinking it to be a big male-goat

Motif

Fool rides tiger thinking it to be a big male-goat.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · One thing mistaken for another. · One animal mistaken for another. · view the constellation · filed as J1758.1.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Tiger mistaken for goat. Fool trying to steal goat in dark catches thieving tiger.

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Numskull rides on tiger's back. (Cf. J1758.1.1.) Dragged to his death (or injured)

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