μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Man puts bag of meal on one side of saddle, balances it on the other side with a rock.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd disregard of facts. · Animals or objects treated as if human. · Absurd sympathy for animals or objects. · view the constellation · filed as J1874.2

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • U.S. Baughman.
Within the index

Filed under Relieving the beast of burden.

Filed beside it
Rider takes the meal-sack on his shoulder to relieve the ass of his burden
Carried in tale types

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “balances” · wander