Consoled by a drop of honey. Man in pit surrounded by perils thus comforts himself

Motif

Consoled by a drop of honey. Man in pit surrounded by perils thus comforts himself.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Consolation in misfortune. · Consolation by a trifle. · view the constellation · filed as J861.1

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Scholars’ trail — 6references

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.

general **Kuhn Der Mann in Brunnen (Stuttgart, 1888)
general *Chauvin II 85 No. 17, III 100 No. 6
general Bødker Exempler 276 No. 16
general Herbert Catalogue of Romances III 12
general *Crane Vitry 191 No. 134
general Alphabet No. 623. Spanish Exempla: Keller.

Within the index

Filed under Consolation for misfortune found in food.

Filed beside it

Man on sinking ship eats salt. Otherwise he will not enjoy the large amount of water that he must drink Mouse (fly) dying in meat tub is happy that he has eaten to satisfaction

Carried in tale types

The Man in the Well · ATU 934F1 recorded variant

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