μῦθοι Mythoi
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Lazy mother given shoes of cotton; son knows that she will not wear them outLazy girl does not know where the spring isLazy man asked direction only points with his footLazy dog wakes only for his mealsMan in mud too lazy to take hand extended to help him upRuler is too lazy to stop quarrels. They lead to his deathMan with stolen fig in his mouth submits to having cheek lanced rather than open his mouth. (Cf. J1842.2.)Learning a trade in bed. Working independently, the lazy fellow spoils the materials received – starts making something big, which at the end turns to nothing. For example, begins with forging a plough: this becomes an axe, the axe a knife, and knife a needle, the needle – nothing. (Cf. J2080.)Lazy man asks if wood is split before he accepts it as a giftLazy man misses seeing the sheriff's funeral; he is facing the wrong way as the procession passesMan digs three potatoes in one day: one dug, one being dug, one about to be dugMan weeds garden from cushioned rocking chair, using fire tongs to reach weeds

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