μῦθοι Mythoi
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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 altogetherNumskull feeds hens hot water so they will lay boiled eggs
Filed beside it
Absurd ignorance concerning the hatching of eggsAbsurd ignorance concerning animal's eating and drinkingAbsurd ignorance concerning place for animal to be keptAbsurd ignorance about milking animals. (Cf. J1903.2.)Absurd ignorance about slaughtering animalsAbsurd attempt to change animal natureAbsurd disregard of animal's nature or habits – miscellaneous

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