Numskull injures his limbs

Motif

Numskull injures his limbs.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Foolish disregard of personal danger. · view the constellation · filed as J2131.3

Filed across the traditions

U.S. Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Numskull injured.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Girl hacks off her heel to get shoe on Dupe persuaded to cut off part of his own body Man lays piece of wood on his leg to saw it: saws leg off

Filed beside it

Numskulls try to kill mosquitoes with bows and arrows: only injure themselves Numskull beaten Numskull stung Numskull puts out his eyes Numskull gets his head caught. (Cf. J2136.6.)

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