μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Casting sheep's eyes at the bride. The foolish bridegroom is told to cast sheep's eyes at the bride. He buys some at the butcher shop and throws them at her.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Literal fools. · Literal obedience. · view the constellation · filed as J2462.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Espinosa III 147.
  • general *Type 1685
  • general *BP I 311
  • general *Fb "øje" III 1166a
  • general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 762
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Filed under Foolish bridegroom follows instructions literally.

Filed beside it
The dog Parsley in the soup. The foolish bridegroom is told to put parsley in the soup. He throws in his dog, which is named Parsley Foolish husband puts out wife's eyes at night because he heard that a beautiful wife is an enemy
Carried in tale types

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