μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • general Wesselski Bebel I 170 No. 5.
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Filed under Presumption of the lowly.

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Lowly masks as greatLowly animal tries to move among his superiors. DetectedSelf-deception of the lowlyFoolish boast of ancestry by lowlyLowly tries in vain to be greater than he isAmbitious branch chosen king of trees. Vine and fig tree have refusedPresumptuous man before the works of Michelangelo says: "I too am a master"Mole pretends that he sees, smells, and hears. His mother tells him to claim no more senses than he hasFlies try to drink water from elephant's ears. He kills themOne cock takes glory of another's valor. Victor in cock fight crows over his victory. He is taken off by eagle. A second cock then comes out from hiding and struts about among the hensAss in the potter's shop. (Bull in china shop.) Only breaks the potsKid perched on house jeers at wolf. (Cf. J978.)Hare demands equal rights for all animals. Reprimanded for presumptionDay after Feast Day disputes importance with Feast Day. Former reprimandedBoaster of victory over a weaker person reprimandedPresumptuous smith chants the Divine Comedy. Dante throws his tools in the street. Blacksmith: "You ruin my work!" Dante: "You ruin mine!"

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