Men (animals) wait in vain for nuts to fall from a tree — Mythoi

Motif

Men (animals) wait in vain for nuts to fall from a tree.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Absurd plans. · view the constellation · filed as J2066.3

Filed across the traditions

American Negro Harris Nights 223 No. 38.
general Africa (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale II 410 No. 8

Within the index

Filed under Foolish waiting.

1 finer motif beneath it

Waiting in vain for fruit to fall from a non-fruitbearing tree

Filed beside it

The hungry fox waits in vain for horse's scrotum (lips) to fall off The daw waits in vain for the figs to ripen in winter Wolf scorns salt meat (etc.) in false expectation of other booty Wolf waits in vain for the nurse to throw away the child. She has threatened to throw the child to the wolf Dog waits to be hit with meat. A butcher has threatened to hit him with a piece of meat Dupe waits for rear wheels of wagon to overtake front wheels. Is told that money is thus made Hare waits in vain for leaves to fall from palm tree Hare waits in vain for man's hand to fall off. He sees it dangling

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