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Motif

Distress over imagined troubles of unborn child. (Clever Else.) Girl sent to cellar to get wine to serve the suitor begins weeping over the troubles of the child which she might have if she married the suitor. Her parents join her. Meanwhile the suitor leaves.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Absurd plans. · view the constellation · filed as J2063

Filed across the traditions
  • Jewish bin Gorion Born Judas IV 55, 277
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Jamaica *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 285 No. 125.
  • general *Type 1450
  • general *BP I 335
  • general *Clouston Noodles 191
  • general Christensen DF L 35
Within the index

Filed under Absurd plans. Air-castles.

1 finer motif beneath it
Queen grieves herself to death over fate of her children after her death
Filed beside it
Quarrel and fight over details of air-castles Man plants hedge: sheep will leave wool on the thorns and bring riches To build a palace in the sky: hawk as architect is let fly in the air Fools cast lots for royal purple of queen who is still alive Air-castle shattered by lack of forethought Foolish illustration of argument Servant plans to deceive his master by refusing to eat Foolish waiting Sacrifice equal to the reward
Carried in tale types

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