Numskull sells cow to bird. When he comes for his money the bird flies to a trash pile, where the fool finds a treasure. (Cf. J1853.1.1.)

Motif

Numskull sells cow to bird. When he comes for his money the bird flies to a trash pile, where the fool finds a treasure. (Cf. J1853.1.1.)

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 J1852.1

Cited in the index

general *Clouston Noodles 147.

Within the index

Filed under Goods sold to animals.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Fool sells balls of thread to great lizard. Next day he finds a treasure there Oil sold to iguana. Treasure found

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Money from the broken statue. Fool sells goods to a statue and when it will not pay him knocks it to pieces. He finds a treasure inside. (Cf. J1852.1.)

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