μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Absurd ignorance concerning the laying of eggs.

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 J1901

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

2 finer motifs beneath it
The overfed hen. A woman wants her hen to lay many eggs. Overfeeds her and she stops laying altogether Numskull feeds hens hot water so they will lay boiled eggs
Filed beside it
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

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