Fools are frightened at the humming of bees. Think it is a drum

Motif

Fools are frightened at the humming of bees. Think it is a drum.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Cowardly fools. · Cowardly fool. · view the constellation · filed as J2614.1

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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general *BP II 555
general Christensen DF XLVII 194ff. No. 20.

Within the index

Filed under Fools frightened by stirring of an animal.

Filed beside it

Fools frightened at the flight of a quail. When they hear "whirr!" the army flees Lions flee because of the crowing of white cock, elephants because of swine's grunting

Carried in tale types

Fools are Frightened at the Humming of Bees (bumblebee, hornet) · ATU 1321C1 recorded variant

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