Numskull makes himself sick (uncomfortable)

Motif

Numskull makes himself sick (uncomfortable).

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Foolish disregard of personal danger. · view the constellation · filed as J2134

Within the index

Filed under Foolish disregard of personal danger.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Trickster eats scratch-berries. Cause great itching Trickster eats medicines that physic him

Filed beside it

Numskull injured Numskull dragged Numskull falls 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.]

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