House burned down to get rid of lizard

Motif

House burned down to get rid of lizard.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Remedies worse than the disease. · view the constellation · filed as J2102.4.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Irish Cuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster , Ch. 17 BATTLE OF ROSNAREE
Irish Cuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster , Ch. 19 THE GREAT GATHERING AT MUIRTHEMNE

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under House burned down to rid it of insects.

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

House burned down to get rid of rats. (Cf. J2102.4.1.)

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