μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Filed under Remedies worse than the disease.

9 finer motifs beneath it
Nose cut off to get it out of the lightStraight path not always shortest. (Cf. J21.5.)Noodles push parents over a rock as a favor to themNumskulls bore hole in boat in order to make water run outStupid giant, seeing how fat he has become, wants to eat himself upHow to save the rice. Boy has rice in joined hands and arms around a pillar. Afraid to move lest rice be lost. Roof is removed and boy lifted over pillarStupid cowherds apply hot iron to temples of unconscious man to revive himCow tied tight with stones in order not to blow away, but is unable to do all others things tooHero beheads old woman who asks him to cure her of old age
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Getting rid of the cat. In a land in which cats are not known, one is bought at a great price. It eats many mice. By misunderstanding, they think the cat is a monster. In order to get rid of it they set the house on fireExpensive means of being rid of insectsExpensive extermination of rodentsMoving the fireplace. When it gives too much heat numskulls decide to move it instead of putting out the fireProtecting the prince's slumber. To keep croaking frogs from disturbing him, the fools shoot at the frogs all nightMan kills self to make quarrelsome wife a widowTaming the bull by cutting off his horns. It makes him the more violentPunishing the dog by feeding him. A man is bitten by a dog. On the advice of an old woman he rubs bread on the wound and gives it to the dog. All dogs will bite him if they thus get double rewardGray hair cured by pulling it out so that the person is baldGetting the calf's head out of the pot. A calf gets its head caught in a pot. A fool cuts off the calf's head and then breaks the pot to get it outSnakes in pond to be killed: eels also killedFools take fatal overdose of medicine

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