μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • general Chauvin III 57 No. 16.
Within the index

Filed under Foolish waiting.

1 finer motif beneath it
Dog follows washerwoman with bundle hoping for meat
Filed beside it
The hungry fox waits in vain for horse's scrotum (lips) to fall offThe daw waits in vain for the figs to ripen in winterMen (animals) wait in vain for nuts to fall from a treeWolf scorns salt meat (etc.) in false expectation of other bootyWolf waits in vain for the nurse to throw away the child. She has threatened to throw the child to the wolfDupe waits for rear wheels of wagon to overtake front wheels. Is told that money is thus madeHare waits in vain for leaves to fall from palm treeHare waits in vain for man's hand to fall off. He sees it dangling

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