μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Gifts to frogs.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd disregard of facts. · Animals or objects treated as if human. · Gift or sale to animal (or object). · view the constellation · filed as J1851.1

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Filed under Gift to animal or object.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Numskull throws money to frogs so that they can count it Numskull feeds his wheat to frogs. He has been sent to mill to have it ground Numskull throws money to frogs to repay them. They have frightened his fleeing ass from the water Wool taken to pond for frogs and toads to weave
Filed beside it
Gifts to birds. Numskulls hear birds calling and give them gifts Gift to object Thankful numskull puts money in the anus of sheep which he supposes has helped him

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