Greedy person (animal) gets hand (head) stuck in food jar — Mythoi

Motif

Greedy person (animal) gets hand (head) stuck in food jar.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – social. · view the constellation · filed as W151.9

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Greed.

Filed beside it

Cauldron of greed Harlot weeps when her impoverished lover leaves her to think that she has left him his coat Visiting friends take everything from house of dying man Wolves devour an ox without leaving a share for the rightful owner Snake and weasel stop fighting in order to catch mouse Father-in-law sued for breach of contract because he does not die in two years as he has predicted Hog with broken leg refuses to tell another where peas are to be found. "I intend to go there myself as soon as I get well again." Eats up the money. Old man before dying eats his money. In church, son wants to cut corpse open and get the money. The devil: "Don't spoil the skin." Shakes money out of the corpse's throat and takes the skin Thieves quarrel over booty: owner comes. (Cf. J2136.5.2.) Greedy man tries to stuff food into his nostrils as well as into his mouth

Carried in tale types

Child with Head Caught in Jar · ATU 1294A* 1 recorded variant

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