Dove sees painted cups of water and dashes into them

Motif

Dove sees painted cups of water and dashes into them.

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 J1792.1

Cited in the index

general Wienert FFC LVI 64 (ET 276), 107 (ST 196)
general Halm Aesop No. 357.

Within the index

Filed under Picture mistaken for original.

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