Raven steals the robes of Red Willow Men and finds them useless

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Raven steals the robes of Red Willow Men and finds them useless.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Other short-sighted acts. · view the constellation · filed as J2194

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“The birds assented and returned to the shore, when all retreated a short distance away from the lake to an open space where they might dance. Manabozho removed the bundle of bark froni his back and placed it on the ground, got out his singing-sticks, and said to the birds, “Now, all of you dance around me asI drum; sing as loudly as you can, and keep your eyes closed. The first one to open his eyes will forever have them red and sore.””

— Tales of the North American Indians, Tale 24 · served from our shelf receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

Attested across traditions

North American IndigenousTales of the North American Indians, Tale 24 receipt

Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

N. Am. Indian (Tahltan)Teit JAFL XXXII 223 No. 1 (32)
general Boas RBAE XXXI 722.

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Short-sightedness in dressing Short-sighted use of fire Carrying the plow horse so as not to tramp up the field. (Cf. J2103.2.)Short-sightedness in rowing Carrying load up hill to roll it down. Fools carry log (millstone) down hill. They realize that they might have rolled it down. They therefore carry it back up hill to roll it down Short-sighted lover is slow to follow up advantage Porridge eaten in different rooms. The porridge in one, the milk in another The slaughter of the ox. In preparation, the feet are cut off the evening before Short-sightedness in carpentry Short-sightedness in caring for live-stock Short-sighted fool loses his food Foolish demands before death Short-sightedness in dealing with children Fool lets wine run in the cellar. He (she) falls into a study (or chases a dog) while the spigot is open No room left for the feast. A peasant on the way to a feast drinks so much ditch-water that he has no room left for the feast Burning up the seal. Numskulls buy a charter from their lord. In celebration they get drunk and use the seal as a candle and forfeit their charter

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Magic private parts – human Magic excrements Magic object gives advice Bodily members as advisers. (Cf. D990.)Magic object points out road Blinded trickster directed by trees. He asks them their names and by their answers he can tell where he is. (Cf. D950.)Magic swallow-skin warns of danger. (Cf. D1025.4.)Speaking plant. (Cf. D965, F815.)Talking private parts betray unchastity Picture mistaken for original Creaking limbs. Numskull hears limbs creaking in the wind. He is sorry for them and holds them apart. While he is caught between them his enemies take advantage of him Deception into entering bag

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