Wolf tries to drink well dry to get cheese

Motif

Wolf tries to drink well dry to get cheese.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · One thing mistaken for another. · Shadow mistaken for substance. · view the constellation · filed as J1791.3.1

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SpanishBoggs FFC XC 29 No. 34.

Within the index

Filed under Diving for cheese. Man (animal) sees moon reflected in water and, thinking it a cheese, dives for it.

Filed beside it

Dogs by river try to get food in river by drinking the river dry Moon's reflection thought to be gold in water. Fools dive for it Jackals jump into well after drums and are killed

Travels with

Ogre sees beautiful woman reflected in water. Attempts to drink the lake dry. (Cf. J1791.3.1.)

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