Numskull strikes all matches in order to try them

Motif

Numskull strikes all matches in order to try them.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · Inappropriate action from misunderstanding. · view the constellation · filed as J1849.3

Cited in the index

general Christensen DF XLVII 207 no. 60.

Within the index

Filed under Inappropriate action from misunderstanding – miscellaneous.

Filed beside it

Fool believes realistic story. Inappropriate action Jackdaw tries to swallow sparks from glowworm Nobody can move it. Foolish soldier at guard by cannon therefore quits

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