μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Absurd disregard or ignorance of animal's nature or habits.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd disregard of facts. · Absurd disregard or ignorance of animal's nature or habits. · view the constellation · filed as J1900

Within the index
8 finer motifs beneath it
Absurd ignorance concerning the laying of eggs Absurd ignorance concerning the hatching of eggs Absurd ignorance concerning animal's eating and drinking Absurd ignorance concerning place for animal to be kept Absurd ignorance about milking animals. (Cf. J1903.2.) Absurd ignorance about slaughtering animals Absurd attempt to change animal nature Absurd disregard of animal's nature or habits – miscellaneous
Carried in tale types

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