Fool dangling from tree by hands tries to clap them together: falls — Mythoi

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Fool dangling from tree by hands tries to clap them together: falls.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Foolish disregard of personal danger. · view the constellation · filed as J2133.13

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Numskull falls.

Filed beside it

Camel with ass on his back dances. Falls and is killed Monkey jumps over a ravine with his sword girded on. Falls to his death Cat crawls to steeple and tries to fly. Falls Numskull cuts off tree-limb on which he sits Men hang down in a chain until top man spits on his hands. They all fall Wolves climb on top of one another to tree: lowest runs away and all fall Intruding wolf falls down chimney and kills himself Stargazer falls into well Blind leading blind falls into pit Monkey jumps into water after a butterfly Hedgehog and crab jump from boat after turtle. They fall on floating leather Woman tries to climb rope of excrement and urine. (Cf. H1021.1.) Fool re-enacts the accident. Falls and injures self and others. (Cf. J2062.)

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