Numskull dragged — Mythoi

Motif

Numskull dragged.

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

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Filed under Foolish disregard of personal danger.

5 finer motifs beneath 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 Numskull rides on tiger's back. (Cf. J1758.1.1.) Dragged to his death (or injured)Animal allows himself to be tied to another's tail and is dragged to death

Filed beside it

Numskull injured Numskull falls Numskull makes himself sick (uncomfortable)Numskull starves himself Numskull brings about his own capture Death through lack of foresight Foolish interference in quarrel of the strong fatal to the weak Disastrous jump to retrieve lost object [First Edition: J2159. Foolish disregard of personal danger – miscellaneous.]