Air-castle: the jar of honey to be sold. In his excitement he breaks the jar — Mythoi

Motif

Air-castle: the jar of honey to be sold. In his excitement he breaks the jar.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Absurd plans. · view the constellation · filed as J2061.1

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller
Jewish bin Gorion Born Judas IV 55, 277
India *Thompson-Balys.
general *BP III 261f.
general *Chauvin II 101 No. 60
general *Gerould MLN XIX 229
general Bødker Exempler 300 No. 65
general Italian Novella
general *Rotunda

Within the index

Filed under Air-castle shattered by lack of forethought.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Air-castle: basket of glassware to be sold. In his excitement he breaks the glassware Air-castle: basket of eggs to be sold. In her excitement she breaks all the eggs Pot of flour to be sold: broken Air-castle: jar of oil to be sold

Filed beside it

Air-castle: pail of milk to be sold. Proud milkmaid tosses her head (or kicks the pail in her sleep) and spills the milk Air-castle: to sell hide of sleeping deer. In his excitement he wakes the deer, who runs off Toad having found money daydreams and is run over

Carried in tale types

The Man and his Wife Build Air Castles · ATU 1430 1 recorded variant

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