Lion thought to be donkey: drunkard rides it

Motif

Lion thought to be donkey: drunkard rides it.

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 J1758.5

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Tiger (lion, etc.) mistaken for domestic animal.

1 finer motif beneath it

Thief thinks lion is horse. Rides him

Filed beside it

Tiger mistaken for goat. Fool trying to steal goat in dark catches thieving tiger Tiger thought to be dog Tiger mistaken for ass Thief mistakes leopard for calf (ass) Stupid husband mistakes tiger-cubs for jungle cats despite wife's judgment

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “drunkard” · wander