Numskull rides on tiger's back. (Cf. J1758.1.1.) Dragged to his death (or injured)

Motif

Numskull rides on tiger's back. (Cf. J1758.1.1.) Dragged to his death (or injured).

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Foolish disregard of personal danger. · view the constellation · filed as J2132.4

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Numskull dragged.

Filed beside it

Man catches buffalo by rope and is dragged to death Numskull ties the rope to his leg as the cow grazes on the roof. The cow falls off and the man is pulled up the chimney Milker ties cow's tail to himself. Bees sting the cow Animal allows himself to be tied to another's tail and is dragged to death

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Fool rides tiger thinking it to be a big male-goat

Carried in tale types

The Thief and the Tiger · ATU 177 1 recorded variant

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