Numskull brings about his own capture

Motif

Numskull brings about his own capture.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Foolish disregard of personal danger. · view the constellation · filed as J2136

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller.

Within the index

Filed under Foolish disregard of personal danger.

6 finer motifs beneath it

Coyote wears fox's rattle; caught in brush and injured Trickster gets caught on a fishhook Goat eats in garden and is caught. Fox says, "If your sense were as long as your beard, you would look for exits as well as entrances." Trickster pinched by shellfish (crab) Careless thief caught Animal caught in animal carcass. (Cf. J2131.5.)

Filed beside it

Numskull injured Numskull dragged Numskull falls Numskull makes himself sick (uncomfortable) Numskull starves himself 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.]

Carried in tale types

The Fool and the Robbers · ATU 1341A 3 recorded variants
The Stupid Thief · ATU 1692 1 recorded variant

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