Fool admits crime but pleads mistakes in the details of the accusation — Mythoi

Motif

Fool admits crime but pleads mistakes in the details of the accusation.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Literal fools. · Literal fool – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as J2499.3

Cited in the index

general Penzer V 117f.

Within the index

Filed under Literal fool – additional motifs.

Filed beside it

"Till the front sweats." A mother orders her daughter to knead the dough until the front of the oven (stirn) sweats. She does so till her forehead (stirn) sweats Not naked but with a hood on. She confesses that she has had relations with the priest Brings back all stolen cattle possible. Simple monk eats all he can of abbey's stolen cattle so as to bring them back home "God is everywhere." Fool therefore trusts that he is in angry elephant Conventional greeting phrase taken literally: "Come and share it." Three stupid sons sent out into the world to learn trades: hunter kills his father; musician plays and dances at his father's death, etc

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