Fool seeks the ears of grain in the direction of the cloud toward which he has sowed them

Motif

Fool seeks the ears of grain in the direction of the cloud toward which he has sowed them.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd disregard of facts. · Absurd searches for the lost. · view the constellation · filed as J1922.2.1

Cited in the index

general Type 1278*.

Within the index

Filed under Marking the place under the cloud. Numskulls leave a knife in the field, marking the place by putting it under a heavy cloud. Next day the cloud is gone and the knife lost.

Carried in tale types

Marking the Place on the Boat · ATU 1278 1 recorded variant

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