Numskull puts out his eyes

Motif

Numskull puts out his eyes.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Foolish disregard of personal danger. · view the constellation · filed as J2131.4

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller.

Within the index

Filed under Numskull injured.

1 finer motif beneath it

Looking through the gun barrel. The numskull (stupid ogre) is shot

Filed beside it

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

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