Gift to animal or object

Motif

Gift to animal or object.

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

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Depth CommentaryThemis: A Study of the Social Origins of Greek Religion, CHAPTER V.
Vedic (Indian / Sanskrit)The Hymns of the Rigveda, 1.13

Within the index

Filed under Gift or sale to animal (or object).

4 finer motifs beneath it

Gifts to frogs 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

Filed beside it

Goods sold to animals Goods sold to object Food given to object. (Cf. J1871.)

Travels with

Numskull prepares brother's wedding (father's funeral). On the way home from town he destroys his purchases. (Cf. J1851, J1856, J1871.)

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