Jackdaw tries to swallow sparks from glowworm

Motif

Jackdaw tries to swallow sparks from glowworm.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · Inappropriate action from misunderstanding. · view the constellation · filed as J1849.2

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Inappropriate action from misunderstanding – miscellaneous.

Filed beside it

Fool believes realistic story. Inappropriate action Numskull strikes all matches in order to try them Nobody can move it. Foolish soldier at guard by cannon therefore quits

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